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ABC | Allyson Horn and Orly Halpern in Beit Shemesh, Israel | 2.1.24 An Australian man has been killed while fighting with an Israeli armoured brigade in southern Gaza. Reserves Captain Lior Sivan, 32, was serving as a tank commander when he was killed on December 19. He had been called up by the Israeli… Continue reading Australian serving with Israeli Army killed inside Gaza

ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-01/israel-says-war-in-gaza-will-continue-for-months/103276386 Israeli strikes in central Gaza have killed at least 35 more people, hospital officials said, as fighting raged across the tiny enclave a day after Israel’s prime minister said the war will continue for “many more months,” resisting international calls for a ceasefire. Key points:     Hospital sources say intensified Israeli air… Continue reading Israeli strikes kill 35 more people in Gaza as Netanyahu says the war will continue for ‘many more months’

The Age/Nidal al-Mughrabi, Arafat Barbakh and Dan Williams https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/israel-seeks-full-control-of-gaza-egypt-border-reversal-of-2005-withdrawal-20231231-p5eucw.html Cairo/Gaza/Jerusalem: Israel must take full control of the Gaza Strip border corridor with Egypt to ensure a “demilitarisation” of the area, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, as Israel’s military pushed deeper into central and southern Gaza. Speaking at a press conference, Netanyahu said: “The Philadelphi Corridor… Continue reading Israel seeks full control of Gaza-Egypt border, reversal of 2005 withdrawal

The Age/Caroline Schelle https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/a-slice-of-resistance-thousands-attend-final-2023-pro-palestinian-rally-20231230-p5eub0.html Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets of Melbourne for the final time this year, vowing to continue gathering in the city until the violence in Gaza ends. They defied drizzly conditions on Saturday afternoon to meet on the steps of the State Library for the 12th Free Palestine rally.… Continue reading ‘A slice of resistance’: Thousands attend final 2023 pro-Palestinian rally

The Age | Caroline Schelle | 31.12.23 Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets of Melbourne for the final time this year, vowing to continue gathering in the city until the violence in Gaza ends. They defied drizzly conditions yesterday afternoon to meet on the steps of the State Library for the 12th Free… Continue reading Protesters vow to continue until deaths stop

Military service defines who you are in Israeli society but dissent has a long tradition, despite the -many obstacles The Guardian | Etan Nechin | 30.12.23 Last week, 18-year-old Tal Mitnick was jailed for 30 days for refusing Israel Defense Forces enlistment, becoming the first conscientious objector imprisoned since the Israel-Hamas war began. “I refuse… Continue reading Like Tal Mitnick, I refused to serve Israel as a soldier. It’s important to understand why

IDF bombs urban refugee camps, UN agency warns of famine risk and skirmishes on Lebanon border intensify The Guardian | Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem | Sun 31 Dec 2023 Israeli planes bombed refugee camps in Gaza on Saturday as its troops expanded ground operations and tens of thousands of Palestinians fled their homes, setting the… Continue reading As Gaza death toll mounts, Israelis look in vain for any sign of victory

Canberra Times / AAP | Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Arafat Barbakh and Dan Williams | 31.12.23 Israeli forces have pushed deeper into central and southern Gaza with heavy air and artillery fire, residents said, pressing a deadly offensive that has razed much of the enclave and that Israel has said may last months more. Fighting on… Continue reading Israeli tanks advance deeper into Gaza districts

“In everything do to others as you would have them do to you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” (Mathew 7:12) Known popularly as the Golden Rule, but referred to by James as the Royal Law, Jesus’ famous commandment recalls and restates Rabbi Hillel’s iconic saying: That which is hateful to you, do… Continue reading Salute the Heroes, Part IV: Followers of the Golden Rule  By Jonathan Kuttab and Jesse Wheeler

The Canberra Times/ Aseel Mousa in Gaza https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/29/hospital-risking-lives-terror-giving-birth-gaza Women such as Hanan face labour at home without medical help or pain relief, with only neighbours and relatives to help When Hanan went into labour earlier this month, she was caught between the pain and fear of facing childbirth without medical help, and the terror of… Continue reading Going to hospital meant risking our lives’: the terror of giving birth in Gaza