Lebanon
Iranian naval commander killed in airstrike, Israel claims
Israel’s defence minister said Commodore Alireza Tangsiri was responsible for bombing operations that have blocked ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
- Mario Parker and Arsalan Shahla
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- Tony Wright’s Column
- Middle East at war
In a world maddened by blood, has death lost its meaning?
It is the paradox of numbers. Lost amid the carnage of war and its endless casualties are personal grief and shattered lives.
- Tony Wright
- Updated
- Middle East at war
Iran rejects ceasefire plan as more US troops head to the Middle East
On another day of mixed signals from the US president, analysts are far from convinced that a peace deal between the US and Iran is achievable.
- Michael Koziol
‘Security zone’: Israeli military plans to occupy swath of southern Lebanon
Israel’s defence minister urged the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah or face even greater military assaults and a long occupation that could make it impossible for families to return to their communities.
- David Crowe
- Updated
- Middle East at war
Trump backs off from threat to bomb Iran power grid, citing talks to end war
The US president said Iran wanted to “make a deal” and claimed US envoys had been holding talks with a “respected” Iranian leader.
- Maayan Lubell and Jon Gambrell
‘It was carnage’: How an Israeli raid tore apart this tiny Lebanese town
Israel this week launched a secretive cross-border raid to find the body of a missing pilot. It instead found defiant locals determined to resist, our reporters David Crowe and Kate Geraghty discovered in Nabi Chit.
- David Crowe and Kate Geraghty
Inside the conflict zone: How our team navigated war-torn Beirut
David Crowe and Kate Geraghty drew on their considerable experience and empathy, as well as trusted support teams on the ground and back home, to bring readers stories of life on the ground in Lebanon.
- Jordan Baker
- Updated
- Religion
Albanese confronted by protesters at Lakemba Mosque
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke were attending prayers at the mosque to mark the end of Ramadan.
- Mostafa Rachwani
Netanyahu’s dreams came true with the Iran war. Will it propel him to victory?
A decisive victory over Iran would be the achievement of a lifetime for the Israeli prime minister. His hardline stance on the conflict has bolstered his position inside Israel where opposition parties are splintered.
- Matthew Knott
- Opinion
- Antisemitism
Yes, we feel unsafe, but many Jews know we always will while others live in peril
Our leaders genuflect to so-called Jewish sensibilities, as if Jewish people speak with one emotional voice. We don’t.
- David Leser