Matthew Doran is a Middle East correspondent for the ABC, based in Jerusalem. He was previously a senior political reporter in the ABC's Parliament House bureau in Canberra, and was one of the presenters of 'Afternoon Briefing' on the ABC News Channel. He joined the ABC's Adelaide newsroom as a cadet journalist in 2013. He has won two SA Press Club awards, and was nominated for a Walkley in 2022.
The vote by Australia in a UN committee puts the country at odds with the United States and Israel, and has angered Australia's Jewish lobby groups.
The US will continue to provide military assistance to the Netanyahu government, despite aid agencies saying it has fallen short of providing enough aid to the wartorn region.
The UN's aid agency for Palestinian refugees will be outlawed in 90 days, under a controversial bill backed by Israel's parliament.
37 people were injured, including some pinned under the truck, which careered into the back of a bus which had just dropped off passengers.
The IDF says there are hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold stored in an underground Hezbollah command centre. But the hospital allegedly above it says that's impossible.
From war in the Middle East and Europe, to the geo-strategic complexities of our own region, America's election outcome will change the world. Our ABC correspondents break down what could follow either a Donald Trump or Kamala Harris victory.
Models, businessmen and even former politicians have been picked up by Israeli intelligence agencies after allegedly working for Iran.
Israel's foreign minister says Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader and mastermind of the militant group's October 7 attack, has been killed in an IDF attack in Gaza. Take a look back on our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
Sinwar, the chief architect of the October 7 attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war, was named leader of Hamas after the assassination of former leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July.
Shaban al-Dalou had posted videos on social media of life in Gaza. Earlier this week, vision of his brutal death was broadcast around the world.
Residents and refugees in the city of Jabalia are entering their 11th day under fire as part of a renewed push by the Israel Defense Forces. The IDF says it follows intelligence Hamas is "reforming in the area".
Since the start of the Gaza war, Israel has been deploying a tactic known as GPS "spoofing", which is designed to fool enemy missiles but has also had detrimental impacts on civilian life.
The government has faced a grilling over the curious release of a secret military report, insisting it had no role in its publication.
The review found a widely held perception that the military justice system was too closely linked to the defence force's top brass.
Welcome to that time of the political cycle where we find ourselves burrowing into the election date speculation rabbit hole.
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As many as nine current and former personnel have had their honours taken away by the Defence minister, over alleged war crimes that happened under their command in Afghanistan, while others still face the prospect of prosecution.
The king and queen will tour Canberra and Sydney as part of a whirlwind trip next month, which will be the first visit of a reigning monarch to Australia in more than a decade.
Kim Williams uses his speech to insist all journalists need to earn the trust of their audiences, or risk being consigned to history.
The prime minister says his government has not changed its policy on questions for the next census, despite being forced to clean up a messy debate over how the nation's LGBTQI+ community will be counted in the next survey.
Sewage seeping through the streets of Gaza is prompting a new infectious threat to desperate Palestinians.
Thousands rally in Israel's largest city demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accept a ceasefire deal, allowing the return of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
Haifa lives with the vivid memory of being hit with rockets. It's taking unique steps to keep safe.
Israel's national security minister's precariously timed visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem has prompted fury and condemnation. Here's why.
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The US president believes the success of talks between Israel and Hamas over the Gaza war could avert an Iranian strike in coming days.
Hamas accused Israel of delaying agreements to perpetuate the war in Gaza, specifically citing Saturday's deadly air strike on a school in Gaza city.