War between Israel and Hamas raises fears about rising US hostility
Crimes against US Jewish communities escalate when conflict erupts in the Middle East.
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Problems piling up as Israel pushes on
OPINION: Questions arise over what happens next and how does this end.
Greens call on world leaders to prevent 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
Golriz Ghahraman says Israel is breaching international law by blocking water, power.
Israel-Hamas war: NZ Human Rights Commission urges reporting of Islamophobia, anti-Semitism
It comes after tensions at Auckland Museum and police patrols at NZ synagogues, mosques.
Israel-Hamas war: New Zealand Government providing $5m towards humanitarian aid
The money will address urgent humanitarian needs in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.
Biden to head to Israel to show support as humanitarian fears grow
President to check the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip as conflict continues.
'Gaza is running out of life': Hospitals on the verge of collapse in latest strike
Hospitals in Gaza faced collapse on Monday as water, power and medicine neared depletion.
From swift incursion to global war: Six scenarios for the endgame of Israel’s invasion of Gaza
Leaders contend with the risk of the conflict becoming a war on more than one front.
Opinion: Supporting Israel and protecting Palestinians are not contradictory policies
Financial Times: Foreigners who arrive in Israel with lectures will not be listened to.
'Like a shooting range': Festival slaughter leaves Israel transformed
New York Times: Hila Fakliro thought she was seeing fireworks. Then the killing began.
Israel-Hamas war: The major risk for markets
A central bank advisor explains what would need to escalate to scare markets.
Israel-Hamas war: A look at what assistance the US is providing
Scores of aircraft are heading to US military bases around the Middle East.
Pro-Palestinian supporters 'black out' Auckland Museum after it lights up in support of Israel
The lights have now been turned off at the museum
Iran’s foreign minister warns Israel to stop Gaza attacks or risk ‘huge earthquake’
Israel should stop its attacks on Gaza as soon as possible, says Amirabdollahian.
Lack of water worsens misery in besieged Gaza
Israel cut off water and electricity to the Gaza Strip as it intensified air attacks.
'We don’t deserve this': Palestinians in Gaza flee their homes
'We left the house without food, without water and without clothes.'
Experts say Hamas and Israel are both committing war crimes in their fight
The attacks have killed more than 1300 people in Israel, including 247 soldiers.
Palestinians flee from northern Gaza after Israel orders 1m to evacuate
Orders sent panic through civilians and aid workers already struggling under airstrikes.
Hamas posted video of mock attack weeks before Israel border breach
Hamas practiced in a very public dress rehearsal.
Editorial: Outside world drawn in to border war
Hamas was attacking Israel but the impact has spread far and wide.
Mark Lister: What might the conflict in Israel mean for markets?
OPINION: Investors should take a safety-first approach and avoid making rash decisions.
Growing concerns for NZ Tongan church group trying to flee Israel amid war
The group is attempting to flee by bus with the Tongan Consulate's help before lockdown.
'Horrifying': Major NZ business delegation to Israel postponed
20 business leaders and investors were set to visit corporations and start-ups in Israel.
Fragile global economy faces new crisis in Israel-Gaza war
New York Times: IMF says the global recovery is slowing as war breaks out in the Mideast.
'It's a massacre': Hamas killed babies in Israeli village; Gaza bombardment intensifies
More than 1800 lives have already been claimed on both sides since Saturday.
Editorial: A familiar cycle of violence returns to the Middle East
A long-standing bad situation is rapidly worsening.
Israel-Hamas war: Hundreds gather for Auckland vigil
Multiple party leaders also weighed in on their thoughts on the situation.
'Praying to get out': Kiwi church group stranded in Jerusalem amid conflict
'I'm not going to feel safe until I touch New Zealand soil.'
What links Hamas to the Axis of Resistance and its patron Iran?
Financial Times: Tehran-backed network could provide explanation for multipronged assault.
What is Hamas and what do they want?
Hamas militants launched an attack inside Israel over the weekend, killing hundreds.
What is the Iron Dome? Israel's first line of defence explained
The Iron Dome is land-based and built to keep the citizens of Israel safe. But what is it?
‘Sequence of war crimes’: Why Israel-Hamas conflict could ‘get very bad’
Conflict could have major repercussions beyond Israel's border.
Will this war be the same?: Hamas assault echoes 1973 attack
OPINION: Fifty years after the last big attack, Israel was caught by surprise.
US to send carrier strike group in support of Israel
A US carrier strike group will go to the Eastern Mediterranean to assist Israel.