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Between 2019 and 2023, I reported on the Malka Leifer case for The Conversation. As an international lawyer, my focus was on the attempt to extradite Leifer from Israel to Australia for trial. Leifer had been principal of the Adass Israel school in Melbourne and was accused of sexually abusing…

Greta Thunberg arrested and taken into custody after six of the flotilla’s boats were boarded

Israeli naval forces on Wednesday intercepted a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza, ending its latest bid to break an Israeli blockade of the war-battered Palestinian territory.

US President Donald Trump has signed an order vowing to defend key ally Qatar against attacks, the White House said Wednesday, in an extraordinary move following Israeli strikes on the Gulf state last month.

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Australians are among activists bound for Gaza told to change course by Israel; consumer groups wants labelling scheme for household goods

One boat, the Mikeno, reported to have escaped the maritime blockade and to have stopped inside Palestinian territorial waters

"Greta and her friends are safe and healthy," the ministry stated. It reiterated its offer to transfer the aid to Gaza through other channels.

Israel has intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters ...