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Protesters have marched across Israel demanding a hostage deal, after six Israelis abducted on 7 October were found dead in Gaza.

Polio, a viral illness, was detected in Gaza for the first time in 25 years last month.

Peter Dutton has called for Palestinians leaving Gaza to have their visas rejected, with government figures showing most have been refused.

Israel has confirmed its soldiers entered and struck parts of Rafah in southern Gaza, where an estimated 1.4 million people are sheltering.

Israel has ordered international news service Al Jazeera to shut down its operations in the country.

Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have intensified across U.S. college campuses in the past few weeks. Here’s what you need to know.

“Zomi” Franckom and six other aid workers were killed in an Israeli air strike, prompting a swift condemnation from the Australian Government.

The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution demanding an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza and the release of hostages.

The Federal Government has reinstated visas granting some Palestinian people entry to Australia.

Australia has restored funding to UNRWA in Gaza after a temporary pause, over allegations UN workers were linked to Hamas.

It comes as more than 100 people in Gaza were killed on Thursday while trying to access aid. Hamas and Israel have provided differing accounts of what happened.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned “half of Gaza’s population is now crammed into Rafah with nowhere to go”.

Australia has halted funding to a UN agency based in Gaza, over allegations some of its workers were involved in Hamas’ 7 October attacks.

Journalist Antoinette Lattouf has filed an unlawful dismissal claim against the ABC, after she was fired from a short-term radio host role.

South Africa has accused Israel of committing and failing to prevent genocide in Gaza, which Israel has denied in the top UN court.

Houthi rebels have been attacking ships passing through the Red Sea, threatening global trade and further regional instability.

153 countries have voted for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, as the death toll mounts from the conflict.

Last Friday, the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ended, lasting a total of seven days.

Israel has agreed to daily, four-hour humanitarian pauses to allow civilians in Gaza to flee south.

It has been one month since Hamas launched its October 7 attack on Israel. Since that time, the death toll has reportedly passed 10,000 people in Gaza, and at least 1,400 people in Israel.

Israel’s military intensified its bombing of Gaza over the weekend and launched a ground attack for the first time since declaring war.

Australian politicians have had varied responses to the conflict in Israel and Gaza, as the Government officially calls for “humanitarian pauses” following the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has said that “unless something changes, coming days will see more civilians on the brink of death from continuing bombardment. Humanity must come first.”

About 34 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies have recently entered Gaza. It comes over two weeks since Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel

20 trucks of humanitarian aid will be granted entry to Gaza from Egypt in the coming days, after the U.S. brokered a deal between Israel and Egypt.

Overnight, at least 300 Palestinians, including children, were killed when a rocket hit Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza.

The Israeli Government says it will continue its siege, blocking the passage of food, water and power into Gaza, until hostages captured by Hamas are returned.

Over 2,000 people have been killed in Israel and Gaza in recent days. Here’s how the world’s responded to the conflict.

On Saturday, Hamas launched a surprise, wide-scale attack on Israel, including both missile attacks and on-the-ground advances.