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Melania Trump has been sent a message by Turkey’s Emine Erdogan, urging her to think of the children of Gaza.

Melania sent a letter to Putin. Now, Turkey has a message for her

Turkey’s first lady, Emine Erdoğan, has publicly urged Melania Trump to speak out against Israel’s treatment of Palestinian children.

  • Angus Thompson

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Has state recognition changed the game in Gaza? Only for the deluded

Hamas is looking to claim a victory - any victory - after 22 months of conflict in Gaza. But this war can only be ended by Israel and its backers in the US.

  • Irris Makler
ANKARA, TURKEY - AUGUST 15: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the Turkish parliament during an extraordinary session on August 15, 2024 in Ankara, Turkey. Mahmoud Abbas, who heads the Fatah Palestinian movement, a rival to Hamas, and internationally recognized Palestinian Authority and seeks a two-state solution with Israel. Turkey has not cut diplomatic ties with Israel, although they have been scaled back and Turkey has announced the suspension of trade, and wants to play a role as a guarantor in ending the Gaza war. (Photo by Serdar Ozsoy/Getty Images)

Mahmoud Abbas: Palestine’s future president – or yesterday’s man?

The 89-year-old was once seen as the man most likely to lead a future Palestinian state. Many Palestinians now see him as an irrelevance.

  • Tom Housden
Emmanuel Macron, Anthony Albanese, Benjamin Netanyahu

Albanese accuses Netanyahu of being in ‘denial’ about consequences of war in Gaza

Israel lashed Australia’s decision as a reward for Hamas, citing a claim from the group’s leader that recognising Palestine was one of the “fruits” of the October 7 attack.

  • David Crowe and Olivia Ireland
Damage seen in Gaza City during the week.

‘Human catastrophe’: Albanese condemns Israel’s plan to seize Gaza City

The prime minister has urged his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to reconsider his decision to take control of Gaza’s biggest city “before it is too late”.

  • Matthew Knott and David Crowe
Moments after the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.

Atomic bombs weren’t needed to end WWII. We’ve been misled for 80 years

The bombing of two Japanese cities is a reminder of how nations that begin conflicts as champions of the rules of war can end up justifying the mass killing of innocent civilians.

  • Dennis Glover
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Closure of city bridge during protests a step too far

Readers respond to the mass protests against Israel’s occupation of Gaza and calls for tax reform.

Yazan Abu Ful, a two-year-old malnourished child, sits with his father in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City.

Israel must open its eyes: Defeating Hamas does not require starving a single child

Israel’s friends must stage an intervention and speak with one voice: End the famine in Gaza. Drop any talk of annexation. Protect the civilian population.

  • David French
A still showing Israeli hostage Evyatar David from the video released by Hamas.

‘Walking to my grave’: Outrage after Hamas releases video of emaciated Israeli hostage

The terror group released a video of the emaciated man with a shovel in a darkened tunnel, saying on camera he was digging his own grave.

  • David Crowe
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is weighing up formal recognition of a Palestinian state.

Australia recognising Palestine would infuriate Netanyahu – but not the people of Israel

The Albanese government has considered itself a friend of Israel. But Benjamin Netanyahu’s callous mistreatment of Palestinians has gone too far.

  • Peter Hartcher