Travelled down south to an animal shelter where the Israeli military is sending squadrons of fully armed soldiers back into villages to rescue the pets left behind after the massacres. theaustralian.com.au/world/soldiers…

“This is what hell feels like” Today’s front page here in Israel with the faces of children held hostage by Hamas.

If the purpose of a terrorist attack is to engender a perception of fear and insecurity in a population, there’s a good argument that the objective’s been achieved, as it was in Sydney after the Lindt Cafe siege, or in Paris after the Bataclan massacre. theaustralian.com.au/world/israel-a…

Surge in gun licence applications as Israeli civilians take safety into their own hands theaustralian.com.au/world/israeli-…

A ghost town frozen in time. Dispatch from inside the massacred village of Kfar Aza theaustralian.com.au/world/israel-a…

The bars are closed, and so are the salons, the restaurants, and even the humble falafel stands. But Israel’s still in the baby-making business — and business is booming. theaustralian.com.au/world/israelis…

Hidden babies. Haunting truth. What happened on October 7. An interview with a member of IDF Unit 669 theaustralian.com.au/world/israel-a…

Aid to Gaza stymied by shortage of UN trucks, shipping holdups theaustralian.com.au/world/israels-…

The IDF, fighting a brand of tunnel warfare not encountered since the Vietnam War, is pumping liquid explosives inside Hamas’ subterranean passages theaustralian.com.au/world/idf-is-f…

As news of a deal to release the hostages takes shape, three family members speak about the anguish of limbo over the past six weeks. theaustralian.com.au/world/families…

The IDF has cultivated the image of an impenetrable military force brimming with daring commandos and career soldiers who never falter on the battlefield. October 7 told a different story. A last despatch from Israel before I head home for a little bit. theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/young…

Foreign Minister Penny Wong won’t visit the sites of Hamas atrocities in Israel. I’ll be trailing the FM and reporting on her diplomatic tour of the Middle East. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

‘We don’t accept’ genocide case against Israel: Wong. All the latest from Amman, Jordan. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Wong warns Palestine over millions in Gaza aid for UNRWA theaustralian.com.au/nation/penny-w…

Wong’s tightrope Middle East tour theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Tunnel vision of the terror that lies beneath: a voyage to Khan Younis with the IDF’s 55th paratroopers brigade — or the Tzanhanim, as they’re known around here. theaustralian.com.au/world/behind-t…

‘How is the world still silent?’: a final report from me here from Israel about a preschooler and an infant still being held hostage by Hamas theaustralian.com.au/world/how-is-t…

In 2016, my colleagues and I launched a podcast investigation into the murder of a Sydney mother, Denise Govendir. Our reporting eventually led to an independent review of the case, then a fresh probe. Today, her husband was arrested. theaustralian.com.au/nation/blue-mo… via The Australian

Inbar Segev, a 33 year old mother to a nine month old baby, was shot to death last night by Palestinian terrorists, as were another six Israelis. A passerby took the baby to a hospital. May she rest in peace💔🇮🇱

The Australian's Yoni Bashan and Liam Mendes report from Tel Aviv as Iran missile strikes surge across the city.⁠ ⁠ Watch the full video here: l.taus.au/by9