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Israel's deputy ambassador to the US admits his country may pay "a dear price" for defending itself against Hamas but says it will not come close to that it is already paying with the loss of lives.

Yousra Abu Sharekh's days begin in the southern Gaza Strip often after sleepless nights amid blaring ambulance sirens and the clamor of neighbors in the brief pause between relentless Israeli airstrikes.

It comes as the US expresses increasing concern that the escalating Israel-Hamas war will spark a wider conflict.

Israel has stepped up its bombardment after letting in some few relief trucks.

The black ink is a small sign of the fear and desperation felt by parents in the densely populated enclave.

The incidents near Second Thomas Shoal, where China has repeatedly tried to isolate a Philippine marine outpost, could have been worse if the vessels were not able to manoeuvre rapidly away from the Chinese ships.

The two-week-old war with Hamas has threatened to spiral into a broader conflict.

The US President is making the case for deepening US involvement in two unpredictable foreign conflicts in a rare Oval Office address.

Israeli airstrikes have pounded locations across the Gaza Strip, including parts of the south that Israel had declared as safe zones.

It's one of only two mercy flights to bring Australians home, with the government confirming there wouldn't be any more.

US leaders are mounting an urgent effort to prevent Israel's war against Hamas and a resulting civilian catastrophe in Gaza from escalating into a widening regional conflict.

More than a million people have fled their homes ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion.

The slackening suggests the Russian effort to capture Avdiivka has "deflated".

The myriad tunnels under Gaza are best known as passageways used to smuggle goods from Egypt and launch attacks into Israel.

Water and food are running out as tens of thousands of Palestinians attempt to flee crippling airstrikes and an Israeli ground offensive.

There are fears fuel stocks powering hospital generators could run out today.

Tear gas and water cannons have been used to disperse protesters who defied the ban on the streets of Paris.

The bomb shelter was ill equipt to keep out the advancing militants because it didn't even have a lock.

As the Israel-Hamas conflict unfolds, more is becoming known about the human toll of the war.

The body of Galit Carbone, 66, was found lying on the ground outside her home in a kibbutz settlement hit hard by militants.

The 'biggest, baddest warship' in the US Navy has blazed a blistering, nuclear-powered trail across the Mediterranean.

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.

Countless families have been left in a ghoulish limbo, some recognising loved ones in harrowing clips circulating online.

Ilan Troen said he was on the phone with his daughter in Israel when she was shot and killed by Hamas gunmen while shielding her son from their bullets.

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.

Shani Louk was shown being spat on by cheering militants in a car after an attack on a music festival.

The large deployment, which also includes a host of ships and warplanes, underscores the concern that the United States has in trying to deter the conflict from growing.

A distressing video an Israeli woman screaming 'Don't kill me', as she and her boyfriend were kidnapped at a music festival.

Hamas captured a number of Israelis during its deadly attack on Israel on Saturday, the Israeli military said, as videos emerged of Israeli soldiers and civilians being taken away by fighters from the Palestinian militant group.

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.

Ukrainian air strikes inflicted damage on a Russian naval headquarters in the Black Sea.

Ukraine launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said.

It was a forceful display days before the democracy plans to hold military exercises aimed at defending itself against a possible invasion.

The financial backers of Roberts-Smith's defamation action have been given more time to respond to subpoenas.

To lose one general during a war that's going badly might be seen as unfortunate; to lose two within 24 hours looks careless.

The Solomon Islands lie 2,000 kilometres northeast of Australia, has been China's biggest success in a campaign to expand its presence in the South Pacific.

It comes as Ukrainian forces have struggled to make major gains in their counteroffensive against Russia.

Seven and Kerry Stokes' private firm have been ordered to hand over documents.

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