Gaza
Midweek- NZME board battle goes postal, Stuff's AI tweak
Billionaire Jim Grenon's letter-writing spree as he tries to take control of NZME's board & a click-driven incentive scheme at the company. Also - more journalists are killed in Gaza & an… Audio
Israeli airstrike kills nine in Gaza, medics say, amid negotiations
Several were critically injured as the strike hit a car, with casualties inside and outside the vehicle, health officials said.
Hamas rejects Trumps threats over hostages
Hamas has rejected threats by Trump - saying it will only free hostages in return for a lasting truce. The BBC Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher explains. Audio
Talks underway to save ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about how talks are underway to save the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Israel's Prime Minister has warned his country is… Audio
Israel says Shiri Bibas not among bodies returned from Gaza
Israeli military says two of four bodies handed over were Shiri Bibas' young sons.
Israeli military says body released by Hamas is not of a hostage
"This is a violation of utmost severity by the Hamas terrorist organisation, which is obliged under the agreement to return four deceased hostages."
Three Israeli hostages released in Gaza as ceasefire holds
Three Israeli hostages have arrived at a release site in Gaza after Egyptian and Qatari mediators helped avert a standoff that threatened to sink a fragile ceasefire.
Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners released in latest Gaza exchange
"I feel joy despite the journey of pain and hardship that we lived," says a Palestinian man who was serving two life sentences in an Israeli jail.
The latest from Gaza and Israel
BBC's Middle East Correspondent Sebastian Usher gives an update on Gaza and Israel. Audio
Trump suggests he wants to 'clean out' Gaza Strip
The US president has proposed building houses and moving more than 1 million Palestinians to neighbouring countries.
Gaza deal unmasks deep schisms that could threaten ceasefire
Analysis - The ceasefire is very much not a permanent end to the war, nor does it guarantee freedom for many hostages, CNN's Mick Krever writes.
Hamas could release first hostages as early as Sunday
Some Israelis held hostage since the Hamas attack of 7 October 2023 are expected to be released within days, Israel says.
Gaza captors tortured hostages, including minors, Israeli report says
Children and teenagers were found to have been beaten or branded with a heated object, while women reported being sexually assaulted.
Israel shells Gaza hospital, disrupting urgent surgeries - doctors
About 100 tank shells and bombs have struck the hospital, wounding several medical staff and patients, according to health officials.
Israel guilty of ongoing genocide - Amnesty International
An extensive Amnesty International investigation concludes Israel is guilty of a mass and ongoing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza strip. It is calling on the New Zealand government to ban… Audio
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM
Israel and the US have condemned the arrest warrants as outrageous. Audio
Israel accused of war crime in Gaza
There has been such widespread destruction in Gaza that 1.9 million Palestinians - more than 90 percent of the territory's population - have been displaced. Audio
Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead are women and children - UN
The youngest victim whose death was verified by the UN was a one-day-old boy, while the oldest was a 97-year-old woman.
Israel's attacks on targets in Gaza ramped up north of strip
Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about how the neck and neck race for the White House has stalled progress on high stakes negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian… Audio
Israel launches new military operations into Gaza, displacing 70,000
In the past week Israel has issued several new evacution orders for parts of Gaza as it launches new military operations further into the north, according to the UN. That has displaced an estimated… Audio