Lebanon accuses Israel of drone strikes, "declaration of war"

Lebanon’s President says Israel’s use of drones to bomb a Palestinian base in eastern Lebanon near the Syrian border amounts to a declaration of war.

Plan to charge Israeli PM with corruption

Israel’s attorney-general says he will indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges six weeks before a closely contested national election.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Photo: AAP/Lukas Coch

Embassy ruckus leaves Morrison in a no-win situation

Ministers scrapping publicly over whether our embassy should be relocated is adding to the perception of government disunity and fanning the friction the issue has already caused with our neighbours, writes Michelle Grattan.

Shifting the Australian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would be a big, cynical mistake

Australia should focus on playing a positive role in the ongoing Middle East process, rather than auctioning off its foreign policy for the sake of winning the Wentworth byelection, writes Tony Walker.

Israeli forces kill dozens of protesters as US embassy opens

In a jarring contrast, Israeli forces shot and killed at least 55 Palestinians and wounded more than 1200 during mass protests Monday along the Gaza border, while just a few kilometres away Israel and the US held a festive inauguration ceremony for the new American Embassy in contested Jerusalem.