Middle East news headlines

A UN spokesperson called the order 'impossible' without 'devastating humanitarian consequences'.

Israeli tanks loaded with high-power ammunition have assembled on the border as the spectre of a full-scale ground invasion looms.

Anthony Albanese said officials are working to ensure expats won't be dumped in London after they leave Israel.

Antony Blinken said at the same time the world was "shocked by the depravity of Hamas", it was "inspired by the bravery of Israeli citizens".

Palestinians have lined up outside bakeries and grocery stores in Gaza on after spending the night surrounded by the ruins of pulverised neighbourhoods darkened by a near-total power outage.

Moran Yanai's family is pleading for her safe return, after the 40-year-old was kidnapped fleeing an under-siege music festival in Israel's south.

Close to 10,000 registered for the event in Dover Heights on Wednesday, including NSW Premier Chris Minns and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

At the most harrowing of times, some Israeli citizens living overseas aren't running from the war at home, but to it.

Gaza's only power plant has run out of fuel, forcing it to shut down after Israel cut off supplies.

Medecins Sans Frontieres has provided an update about the situation in Gaza, where retaliatory Israeli attacks are continuing.

A woman's live TV cross has been interrupted when a bomb was dropped between two buildings in Gaza.

Heavily-armed militants arrived at the settlement on motorbikes before a bloodbath started.

The US President said the country was steadfast in its support for Israel and warned other countries against exploiting the volatile situation.

The Darwin resident watched in frustration as more and more airlines cancelled flights to Israel and multiple countries organised special repatriation flights for their citizens.

The war has already claimed at least 1800 lives on both sides — and perhaps many hundreds more.

Some Israeli parents are being told to remove social media from their children's phones before the expected broadcast of hostage videos.

Tamar Kedem-Siman Tov, her husband Johnny, and their three young children thought they had made it to safety in their home bunker.

Gaza militants who attacked an all-night music festival in southern Israel shot and killed revellers at point-blank range, then looted their belongings, new car dash cam video verified by CNN reveals.

When the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an attack on Israel over the weekend, Palestinians living in the besieged Gaza strip had mixed feelings.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to destroy "the military and governing capabilities" of Hamas after deadly attacks.

Israel's defence minister has ordered a "complete siege" of Gaza, saying authorities would cut electricity and block the entry of food and fuel.

How could a terror group from one of the world's poorest enclaves manage to launch such a devastating attack?

Here are some key takeaways from the multi-pronged attack that has suddenly plunged Israel and Gaza into battle.

The government's Smart Traveller website has now also been updated to warn people against visiting any areas near the Gaza border.

Retaliation strikes have levelled buildings in Gaza, while in northern Israel a brief exchange of strikes with Hezbollah raised fears of a broader conflict.

Israel faces an unprecedented hostage crisis after Palestinian militants launched a surprise land, sea and air attack, killing hundreds.

An Australia actor is among the many citizens who have been forced to take shelter after Gaza's militant Hamas rulers attacked Israel by air, land and sea.

The rockets began at 6.30am. Thirty minutes later, hundreds attending an Israeli music festival were running as Gaza militants fired at them.

Backed by a barrage of rockets, dozens of Hamas militants broke out of the blockaded Gaza Strip and into nearby Israeli towns, killing dozens.

A US F-16 fighter jet shot down an armed Turkish drone in northeast Syria that was operating near US military personnel and Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces.

A fire at a wedding in Iraq has left at least 100 people dead and 150 others injured, according to the Iraqi state news agency INA citing local authorities.

The futures of a dozen women and 21 children wanting to return to Australia from refugee camps in northern Syria will be decided in a Federal Court trial.

The US government has designated all five as being wrongfully detained.

Human rights groups said the court ruling marked a disturbing new level of political repression in the kingdom.

Satellite images allegedly reveal secret burial sites on migrant routes, and report warns the death toll could even be in the 'thousands'.

A crowd vandalised eight churches and several homes of Christians following accusations of blasphemy against Islam.

A video clip shows the plane's captain apologising to passengers for a takeoff delay because of the bear's escape from its crate in the cargo hold.

The overhaul calls for sweeping changes aimed at curbing the powers of the judiciary, from limiting the Supreme Court's ability to challenge parliamentary decisions to changing the way judges are selected.

Military reservists have threatened to not report for duty over controversial judicial reforms.

Barbie has been banned in Vietnam, but it's far from the only film to fall foul of a nation's censorship or review boards.

Ten Palestinians have died in an Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank.

At least eight people are dead and video from the scene showed wounded Palestinians being evacuated by ambulance

Over two million Muslims will take part in this week's Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, as one of the world's largest religious gatherings returns to full capacity following years of coronavirus restrictions.

That hack compromised tens of thousands of computers globally.

The marriage of Crown Prince Hussein, 28, and Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif, 29, drew a star-studded guest list including Prince William and Princess Kate, as well as US First Lady Jill Biden.

The Qatari prime minister met the head of the hardline Taliban movement in Afghanistan, reports say.

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election overnight, according to unofficial results.

An unexpected visitor spotted sunbathing on a beach in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv is turning heads and causing a media buzz.

Iran has hanged two men convicted of blasphemy, authorities said, carrying out rare death sentences for the crime as executions surge across the Islamic Republic following months of unrest.

Iran executed an Iranian-Swedish dual national Saturday accused of masterminding a 2018 attack on a military parade that killed at least 25 people.