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Department of Defence considering international commitments on exports amid ongoing war in Middle EastGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is carrying out a review of all 66 defence-related export permits for Israel that were approved prior to the Gaza conflict.Guardian Australia understands the review is being done in a similar manner to the UK government’s recent reassessment of arms licences to Israel, with the outcome to be announced “in coming months”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/20/australia-to-examine-66-military-export-permits-to-israel-approved-before-gaza-conflict Author : Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent Publish date

Shia group has not claimed responsibility for attack on PM’s home but says it fired several barrages of rocketsBenjamin Netanyahu’s house in the seaside town of Caesarea was hit by a drone on Saturday, causing superficial damage and no casualties, as Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon rage unabated following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.The Israeli government said that one of the prime minister’s three homes was targeted by three drones, two of which were intercepted, and that neither Netanyahu nor his wife, Sara, were home at the time. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/19/netanyahus-house-hit-by-drone-as-israel-and-hezbollah-trade-blows-in-lebanon Author : Bethan

Shooting, preceded by a fight among some of the men, near Lexington early Saturday also left eight people wounded Three people were killed and eight others were wounded in central Mississippi early Saturday when at least two people fired guns at a group of several hundred people who were celebrating a high school football team’s homecoming win at an outdoor trail several hours after the game had ended, authorities said.The mass shooting near the community of Lexington was preceded by a fight among some of the men at the celebration, but deputies had not yet learned what sparked the fight,

Jean-Noël Barrot says Russian victory would ‘push the international order toward chaos’ as he backs negotiationsFrance’s foreign minister pledged his support for Ukraine’s plan for ending the war with Russia, telling reporters in Kyiv on Saturday that he would work with Ukrainian officials to secure other nations’ backing for the proposal.Presented by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, this week, Kyiv’s “victory plan” hopes to compel Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine through negotiations. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/19/france-foreign-minister-pledges-support-for-ukraine-victory-plan Author : Associated Press in Kyiv Publish date : 2024-10-19 16:24:33 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.