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The Gaza Health Ministry said 71 people were killed in the Israeli attack on Saturday in the south of the war-stricken enclave.

A political genius's writings were the spark that set off a brutal and humiliating conflict.

The $250 million package includes air defence missiles, guided ground weapons and anti-tank systems.

What it's like aboard the eerily-named Ghostrider during live fire drills in Korean airspace.

The state government has also announced a new $2 million war memorial honouring recent veterans.

Some mothers carried their children away on their backs as rescuers searched under the rubble for survivors.

"He was loved by so many, and he was everything to our family."

Abandoned, bullet-ridden apartment buildings have blasted out walls and shattered windows. Bedrooms and kitchens are visible from roads dotted with rubble.

The demonstrations on Sunday came after long-running efforts to broker a truce gained momentum last week when Hamas dropped a key demand for an Israeli commitment to end the war.

The wave of strikes followed the killing of a high-level commander by Israeli forces.

West, who now goes by Ye, arrived in Moscow on a private visit, according to the brand team for Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy, state media TASS reported.

Dozens of sick and injured children, including 20 cancer patients, have been evacuated from Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing, the first to leave since Israel launched its offensive in Rafah last month.

The government's Smartraveller website issued the warning as cross-border attacks continue.

Protesters blocked a major highway after Israel's Supreme Court ordered the drafting of ultra-Orthodox youth into the military.

Former Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and the Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov are accused of international crimes, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

They are allegedly responsible for two war crimes: directing attacks at civilian objects and causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian objects

The top US general fears a wider regional conflict if Israel launches a full-scale attack on Lebanon.

The opening of talks sends another strong signal of solidarity with Ukraine on top of the huge financial support provided by the EU.

The group has new weapons and intelligence capabilities that could help it target more critical positions deeper inside Israel in case of an all-out war, it has warned.

"His death will disrupt ISIS's ability to resource and conduct terror attacks," US Central Command said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the influential War Cabinet tasked with steering the war in Gaza.

Russia is pressing on with its offensive in the conflict as Ukraine awaits much-needed resupplies of Western munitions.

India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates all did not agree to sign the joint statement signed by 80 others.

The flow of aid in southern Gaza has drastically declined just as the humanitarian need grows.

Such a deal appears a nonstarter for Kyiv, which wants to join the military alliance and has demanded that Russia withdraw its troops from all of its territory.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that mediators would keep trying to close an elusive cease-fire deal for Gaza.

More than 300 new sanctions are aimed at deterring individuals and companies in countries such as China, from helping Moscow obtain technology.

The four people were rescued in an operation over the weekend that reportedly left over 270 dead.

Thousands are on the brink of famine as the Israeli invasion continues.

Hamas said yesterday that it gave mediators its reply to the US-backed proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, seeking some "amendments" on the deal.

A deadly raid by Israeli forces freed four hostages over the weekend and killed hundreds of Palestinians.

The Su-57 fighter involved in the reported strike had been lauded as one of Moscow's most advanced military aircraft.

Only one member abstained from the vote, which resulted in a call for Hamas and Israel to stop the war.

The director of the UN World Food Program said on Sunday (Monday AEST) the program has “paused” its distribution of humanitarian aid from an American-built pier off Gaza, saying she was “concerned about the safety of our people" after what had been one of the deadliest days of the war there.

The move does not immediately pose a threat to Netanyahu, who still controls a majority coalition in parliament.

The killing of so many Palestinians, including women and children, showed the heavy cost of such operations.

The attack in central Gaza killed at least 35 people, including women and children, according to local health officials.

Zelenskyy joined world leaders in France to commemorate the D-Day invasion and seek more Western help.

"To surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators, is simply unthinkable," the president said.

Germany joined the US recently in authorising Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with the long-range weapons they are supplying to Kyiv.

The annual march, seen as provocative by Palestinians, could ignite broader unrest, as it did three years ago, when it helped set off an 11-day war in Gaza.

The army said it was a precision strike against Hamas, but local officials said women and children were among the dead.

In a newly published interview, the president also said it was "uncertain" whether Israel had committed war crimes.

Australia needs to "immediately" increase funding for the defence force to quickly improve the military's capabilities, according to a new report.

The proposed deal would bring an end to the devastating war that has ground on for months, Biden said.

Children dig through rubbish and wrecked buildings for wood or cardboard for their mothers to burn for cooking.

Algeria is circulating a proposed UN Security Council resolution that would demand an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and order Israel to halt its military offensive in the southern city of Rafah immediately.

Her demand comes after a strike in a tent camp killed dozens of people, including many women and children.

Israel launched its war in Gaza after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack in which militants stormed into southern Israel, killed some 1200 people — mostly civilians — and abducted about 250.

Israeli shelling and airstrikes pummelled the same area where strikes triggered a deadly fire days earlier in a camp for displaced Palestinians.