Yesterday
Seinfeld speech at Duke University ceremony prompts walkout
The walkout was the latest manifestation of protests that have roiled US campuses as students call for universities to divest from arms suppliers and others profiting from the war.
- Julia Harte
Fighting flares anew across Gaza as Hamas regroups
Close-quarters ground combat between Hamas fighters and Israeli troops raged in parts of northern Gaza over the weekend as people continued to flee Rafah.
- Liam Stack, Aaron Boxerman and Eric Nagourney
This Month
Halting the bombs: Biden’s gamble to rein in Netanyahu
The US president paused a weapons shipment to Israel, piling pressure on Israel’s leader to change course. Will it work?
- James Politi, Felicia Schwartz and Mehul Srivastava
Defiant Israel orders more Palestinians to flee Rafah
Benjamin Netanyahu insists that he must maintain military pressure in Gaza to eradicate Hamas despite warnings from the US and others.
- Updated
- Wafaa Shurafa and Sam Mednick
Biden says US will not supply weapons for attack on Rafah
The US president’s ultimatum is aimed at trying to deter Israel’s planned operation in Gaza.
- Updated
- Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani
CBA profit falls; Accenture’s $40m pay risk; Best private dining rooms
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why Gaza is an endless gift for Vladimir Putin
Israel’s war on Hamas is a serious drain for Joe Biden as he heads towards the US presidential election.
- Edward Luce
- Opinion
- The AFR View
No place for antisemitic incitement on campus
The protests that reduce the complex history of the Middle East to simplistic anti-Zionist slogans hardly align with universities’ founding institutional mission.
- The AFR View
US reveals weapons shipment to Israel halted
The United States withheld 3500 bombs last week out of concern that they might be used in a major assault against the southern Gaza city, officials said.
- Peter Baker
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Benjamin Netanyahu’s dilemma: save the hostages or his government
In one of the biggest gambles of his career, Israel’s premier sent troops into Rafah to raise pressure on Hamas – and buy time.
- Neri Zilber, Mehul Srivastava and Andrew England
White House piles ceasefire pressure on Netanyahu as tanks roll into Rafah
White House national security spokesman John Kirby urged negotiators to come to an agreement after Israel launched a “limited” assault on Rafah, in the south of Gaza.
- Nataliya Vasilyeva, Tony Diver and Abbie Cheeseman
Palestinians seek UN General Assembly backing for full membership
It would effectively act as a global survey of how much support the Palestinians have for their bid, which was vetoed in the UN Security Council last month by the US.
- Michelle Nichols
- Updated
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel takes control of Rafah border crossing
The Israeli 401st Brigade entered the Rafah crossing early on Tuesday local time, the Israeli military said, taking “operational control” of the vital pass.
- Updated
- Mohammad Salem and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Israel urges Rafah evacuation ahead of assault
Israel has described Rafah as the last significant Hamas stronghold after seven months of war, and its leaders have repeatedly said they need to carry out a ground invasion.
- Updated
- Sam Mednick and Josef Federman
‘Dark day for media’: Israel shuts down Al Jazeera’s operations
The government accused the Qatari-funded satellite channel of being a “Hamas mouthpiece” and a threat to national security.
- Kareem Fahim and Adela Suliman
Israel briefs US on plan to evacuate civilians ahead of Rafah operation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says a major military operation in Rafah would result in deaths and damage “beyond what’s acceptable”.
- Aamer Madhani
‘The time is now’: Blinken puts pressure on Hamas, Israel
The US Secretary of State has urged Hamas to accept a proposed truce in Gaza. And he also expects more from Israel’s leaders.
- Updated
- Matthew Lee, Samy Magdy and Sam Mednick
Trump urges crackdown on ‘raging lunatic’ student protesters
Republicans have seized on the university protests as a wedge issue in the election, as anger among Joe Biden’s Democrats grows over Israel’s war in Gaza.
- Michael Gold
April
Columbia suspends pro-Palestinian protesters after talks stall
The university said days of negotiations between student organisers and academic leaders had failed to persuade demonstrators to remove the protest camp.
- Julia Harte and Jonathan Allen
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel has a fateful choice to make: Rafah or Riyadh?
If Israel ends up with an indefinite occupation of both Gaza and the West Bank, it would be a toxic military, economic and moral overstretch that would delight Iran.
- Thomas Friedman
