Palestinian Territories

Israel intensified its bombardment of Rafah in Gaza's south as the ruined Palestinian enclave's health ministry announced 29,313 deaths in the war so far.

The United States says the United Nation's top court should not order the unconditional withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian territories as it considers a request for its opinion on the legality of the occupation.

Entry of aid trucks into the besieged territory has sharply declined by more than half in the past two weeks, according to United Nations figures. 

Washington has rejected the latest United Nations Security Council draft resolution on the conflict, blocking a demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.

Prince William says he is deeply concerned about the "human cost" of the Israel-Gaza war in an unusual political move from a royal family member.

The United States has proposed an alternative draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war and opposing a major Israeli ground offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza.

The city was once a "safe zone" for displaced Gazans. Now new satellite images reveal the reality of those fleeing the conflict.

Israel is continuing to telegraph a ground offensive in Rafah, where more than half of Gaza's 2.3 million Palestinians have sought refuge since the beginning of the conflict.

Israel has warned that unless Hamas releases all hostages held in Gaza by the start of Ramadan, an offensive will be launched on the city of Rafah which is currently sheltering some 1.5 million Palestinians.

Fighting, fuel shortages and Israeli raids have put the Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis out of service, health officials say.

Anthony Albanese has been trying to play the role of unifier when it comes to the conflict in the Middle East and the schisms it's causing in Australia. But as community tensions rise, so do frustrations about where this all ends, writes Patricia Karvelas. 

Egypt is warning Israel not to forcibly expel the more than one million displaced Palestinians now in Rafah into its territory.

As Israel prepares for a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, its 1.5 million civilians are weighing up whether to stay or go. For the el Zeik family, this will be the 11th time in this war that they have fled in fear for their lives.

Israeli forces raided the biggest functioning hospital in Gaza on Thursday, as footage posted online showed chaos, shouting and the sound of shooting in darkened corridors that were filled with dust and smoke.

The prime ministers of Australia, Canada and New Zealand have released a joint statement expressing grave concerns over Israel's plan for a ground offensive in Rafah, where over a million people are taking refuge. 

There's growing alarm an imminent Israeli ground assault in Rafah, southern Gaza, could jeopardise the lives of thousands of Palestinian refugees and surviving Israeli hostages.

Talks on a truce in Gaza end without a breakthrough in Egypt as calls grow for Israel to hold back on a planned assault on the southern end of the enclave.

The US is advocating for a six-week ceasefire as world leaders hope a deal can be reached before Israel's planned ground assault in Rafah.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his military will launch a ground offensive into Rafah, but that is the city one million Palestinians have moved towards in search of safety. So, what happens to them now?   

The bill now heads back to the House of Representatives where it faces an uncertain future. 

Bushra Khalidi from Oxfam says an assault on Rafah by the Israeli military would amount to an attrocity being inflicted on the civilian population.

Israel says it's preparing to launch a ground assault on Rafah, where over a million Gazans have fled.

The IDF says the footage shows the hostage rescue operation in Rafah on February 12.

Israel launched a special forces operation that has freed two Israeli hostages in Rafah amid air strikes, which local health officials said killed 67 people and wounded dozens in the southern Gaza city.

Israeli troops have revealed a tunnel network running partly under the UN aid agency's headquarters but the UN says the building's been unstaffed for months.