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Matthew Doran

@matthewdoran1.bsky.social

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Middle East correspondent for ABC News Australia, based in Jerusalem. Former federal politics reporter. Proud South Australian. Wine and cheese fan. All views etc my own. No one else would want them anyway.

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 11h

Australian engineer Robert Pether speaks for the first time after leaving Iraq, where he was jailed for fraud. He insists he is innocent, and still wants to clear his name. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsaX... 🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... 📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

Australian Robert Pether reunites with family after five years of being held in Iraq | ABC NEWS

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Pain, anger and the search for answers on the third anniversary of October 7 attacks in Israel - a dark day which is casting a long shadow over the looming election. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_p0... 🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... 📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

Israel grapples with trauma of October 7 attacks as families search for answers | ABC NEWS

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Quick thinking passengers lauded as heroes for saving a plane bound for Tel Aviv after a suspected hijacking attempt, with one pilot attacking his co-pilot in the skies over Saudi Arabia and forcing the flight to plummet. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAZ_... 🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Co-pilot praised for heroics in preventing flydubai plane 'disaster' | ABC NEWS

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hundreds of wheelchairs, donated by Aussie charities for children in Gaza, are stuck in Jordanian warehouses 📱 abc.net.au/news/2026-09... 🎧 abc.net.au/listen/progr... 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=su2v...

Australian wheelchairs donated to Gaza stuck in Jordan warehouse

Hundreds of wheelchairs, donated by two Australian charities to help injured children in Gaza, are stuck in warehouses in Jordan due to Israeli restrictions.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

From Bibi to Gadi: could Netanyahu’s former defence chief be the man to topple Israel’s longest serving prime minister? 📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... 📺 youtu.be/AEh9IHadL64?...

'Everything Netanyahu is not': The 'straight' shooter looking to rule Israel

Israel's upcoming election could be one of the most consequential in the country's history, with Benjamin Netanyahu's own former military chief firming as the favourite to oust the prime minister from...

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Around a dozen Australians accused of involvement with the Islamic State group look set to face trial in Iraq. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJEZ... 📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

Australians suspected of IS links likely to face trial in Iraq | ABC NEWS

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Netanyahu's latest rhetoric on settler violence doesn't match action from the Israeli government www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

Netanyahu's rhetoric on settler violence doesn't match Israeli government action

If the Israeli prime minister sees settler violence as a "grave injustice", why can't one of the most powerful militaries in the world stop it from happening? The answer, as it often does, comes down ...

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

While the Iran war has caused simmering anti-American sentiment to boil over in Jordan, aid money means it's unlikely to change the US presence in the Kingdom. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epg-... 📱https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/jordan-caught-in-the-iran-us-israel-war-crossfire/107064774

Anti-American sentiment boils over in Jordan amid Iran conflict | ABC NEWS

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#BREAKING IDF drops findings of 5 major investigations all at once. It's cleared commanders over the 2024 WCK strike, which killed Australian Zomi Frankcom. But it's recommended a criminal probe into the Hind Rajab case. 📱 abc.net.au/news/2026-08... 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=UARk...

Israeli military clears soldiers over Gaza strike that killed Zomi Frankcom

The Israel Defense Forces has cleared its personnel of any criminal wrongdoing in the April 2024 strike on a World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza, where Australian woman Zomi Frankcom was killed.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has hatched a far-fetched plan to build a moat around one of the country's most notorious prisons, and fill it with crocodiles. It's now facing a legal challenge. 📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08... 🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Court battle brews over planned crocodile-filled moat at Israeli prison

A legal battle has erupted in Israel over a government plan to build a moat around a prison and fill it with crocodiles.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Israel has been accused of a war crime by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, with the organisations accusing the IDF of deliberately targeted two Lebanese journalists in an April attack. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

Israel accused of targeting journalists in deadly series of strikes

Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was killed and her 21-year-old colleague Zeinab Faraj was seriously injured in IDF strikes that human rights groups allege were deliberate.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

112 Palestinians, including 44 children, have been buried in a mass funeral in Gaza, which families said was the largest in the strip's history. Local authorities say they were killed in an Israeli strike in late 2023. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2sF... 📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

112 Palestinians laid to rest almost 3 years after Israeli strikes on residential block | ABC NEWS

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

"Right now it's like two stray dogs tearing each other apart, and we're waiting to see what happens." With the war now in its sixth month, desperation sweeps across the Iranian population. 📱 abc.net.au/news/2026-08... 🎧 abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Despite threats from Trump, the Iranian regime is 'at war with its own people'

Three Iranians have shared their insights on life under the regime, as the war passes its fifth month and US President Donald Trump threatens a return to all-out fighting if no long-term peace deal ca...

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

As Trump heralds Hamas' announcement it will lay down its weapons, Palestinians in Gaza are sceptical it will change much on the ground with Israel yet to back the deal 📱https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-01/palestine-weapons-deal-gaza/106985042 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=omrv...

Palestinians doubt Israel’s commitment to Gaza ceasefire after Hamas offers to disarm | ABC NEWS

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Trump announces Hamas' agreement to disarm in Gaza - but major hurdles remain on the path to a lasting peace in the war-ravaged strip. And Israel is yet to formally comment. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqqc... 🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Hamas to down weapons and Israeli forces to exit Gaza, says Trump | ABC NEWS

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The Gaza chickenpox outbreak sweeping through the south of the strip. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jrt... 🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... 📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Children and babies infected by chickenpox as outbreak sweeps through southern Gaza | ABC NEWS

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

#BREAKING Gold Coast man faces possible death penalty in Syria over alleged murder of fellow Australian www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Queenslander could face death penalty over alleged killing of Australian in Syria

A 20-year-old Gold Coast mobile phone technician is facing a possible death penalty in Syria for the alleged shooting murder of another Australian.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

A wave of violence swept across the West Bank over the weekend, after a deadly shooting attack last Friday in which two Israeli settlers and four Palestinians were killed. Our report from Monday. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=w56c... 🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... 📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Palestinians accuse Israeli settlers of burning cars, mosque in West Bank clashes | ABC NEWS

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Donald Trump is insisting the US deal allowing Saudi Arabia to develop a nuclear energy industry has one major condition — the Arab kingdom must formally recognise the State of Israel. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Saudi Arabia must recognise Israel for nuclear deal, says Trump

Donald Trump is insisting the US deal allowing Saudi Arabia to develop a nuclear energy industry has one major condition — the Arab kingdom must formally recognise the State of Israel.

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Donald Trump says US–Iran ceasefire 'over' after latest strikes www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Trump says Iran ceasefire 'over' after latest strikes

Donald Trump says the ceasefire with Iran is over, calling Tehran "sick" after Washington launched strikes on the Islamic Republic and Iran said it targeted US bases in the Gulf.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Benjamin Netanyahu goes on US TV to urge Donald Trump not to sell jets to Türkiye www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Netanyahu warns Trump against F-35 deal with Türkiye

The Israeli prime minister has appeared on American TV to urge the US president not to sell jet fighters to Türkiye, adding to a growing list of tensions between the leaders.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Hamas says its Gaza government has been dissolved, and it's ready for a US backed Palestinian committee to take over. Trump's Board of Peace insists the move needs to be genuine. 📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07... 🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6IP...

Hamas to dissolve emergency government in Gaza

Hamas officials announced the resignation of senior members of the government, but warned that some people would remain in senior positions in Gaza's administration to "prevent any vacuum that could h...

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Israel's 'Yellow Line' squeezes Palestinians into a shrinking stretch of land in Gaza 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nr4... 🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... 📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Israel's 'yellow line' squeezes Palestinians further into Gaza | ABC NEWS

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

"They brought me here to kill me. I don't see myself surviving. This is the end." The lawyer for Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, held by Israel without charge for 18 months, says there are grave concerns for his life. 📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07... 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKCQ...

Fears for imprisoned Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya

Hussam Abu Safiya's lawyers believe he is at risk of being killed behind bars in an Israeli prison.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Trump intensifies pressure on Netanyahu over Lebanon attacks 📱 abc.net.au/news/2026-06... 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=Blh-... 🎧 abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Trump intensifies pressure on Netanyahu over Lebanon attacks

The US president levels more criticism at Israel's prime minister and suggests asking Syria to take on Hezbollah "if Israel can't do the job without killing everyone else".

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Donald Trump gets the 80th birthday present he wanted, with a deal to end the war with Iran. But will it hold through to the signing ceremony on Friday? Our coverage from Washington, to Jerusalem and Evian-les-Bains. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYcr...

US and Iran agree to a ceasefire as Trump hosts a birthday bash | ABC NEWS

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

On Sunday morning, Benjamin Netanyahu posted a birthday message on social media to Donald Trump. By Sunday afternoon, Donald Trump was tearing into him down a phone line from Washington. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

The Trump-Netanyahu alliance was in chaos in the hours before the Iran deal

As Donald Trump was trying to push his Iran deal over the line, Benjamin Netanyahu bombed Beirut, showing once again the Israeli prime minister has other priorities.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

How 'Eternal Darkness', Israel's operation in southern Lebanon, continues to expand www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

How Israel's operation 'Eternal Darkness' in southern Lebanon is expanding

The so-called ceasefire since April, which Hezbollah is not a party to, has done little to halt the death and destruction in southern Lebanon. Here's how the scale of the Israeli operation called "Ete...

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Donald Trump says a deal to end the war is 'close', but it could be on Iran's terms abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Trump says ceasefire deal 'close', but it could be on Iran's terms

Amid rising expectations a pathway to peace between Iran and the US is close, the reported details of a ceasefire deal appear to show Iran getting numerous concessions from the White House.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

7 month old Sam was killed when an IDF soldier opened fire on his family's car in the West Bank city of Hebron. He was shot in the head. His father is promising to fight for justice. 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=s3Us... 🎧 abc.net.au/listen/progr... 📱 abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Israeli soldiers shoot 7-month-old boy in West Bank | ABC NEWS

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

As day 100 in the Middle East war drew to a close, Iran launched at least three waves of missiles at northern Israel - putting even more pressure on the already fragile ceasefire, after an Israeli attack on Beirut earlier in the day. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel, IDF says

The Israeli military says it has detected Iranian missiles launched at the north of the country.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Iranian news outlet Tasnim has reported Iran has suspended negotiations with the US on a deal to end the broader Middle East war, in protest over Israel's conduct in Lebanon. It came hours after Netanyahu said he'd ordered strikes on Hezbollah in Beirut. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Iranian state media reports talks between US and Iran halted due to Lebanon strikes

Iranian state media is reporting that the country's government has halted negotiations with the United States over an end to the war in the Middle East, in protest over Israel's conduct in Lebanon.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Residents of southern Lebanon tell the ABC they won't, and in many instances can't leave the area as Israeli strikes against claimed Hezbollah targets intensify 🎧 abc.net.au/listen/progr... 📱 abc.net.au/news/2026-05... 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=9RXY...

Israel strikes Lebanon to target Hezbollah - ABC listen

Israel has launched an air strike on Beirut for the first time in weeks, reportedly targeting a senior Hezbollah official responsible for arming its fighters across Lebanon.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Trump demands Arab nations such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar normalise ties with Israel as part of Iran war negotiations www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Trump demands Arab nations recognise Israel as part of Iran war deal

Donald Trump has boldly tied negotiations to end his war with Iran to a swathe of Arab nations formally establishing diplomatic ties with Israel.

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Israel allowed Ben-Gvir to act in the way he does, until it became politically inconvenient - particularly in how it portrays itself around the world. His behaviour against the Global Sumud Flotilla activists is unsurprising, given his back catalogue. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Israel supported Ben-Gvir's callousness, until it didn't

Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned a video of his national security minister taunting activists, including Australians, who have been detained. But it's the prime minister who allowed this behaviour to ...

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has taunted the detained activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, in a video he posted on X which has been labelled “shocking and unacceptable" by Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Israeli minister taunts detained activists from Global Sumud Flotilla in video

Some of the detained activists were being pushed and dragged along the ground by Israeli forces while Itamar Ben-Gvir was taunting them.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The Global Sumud Flotilla says the IDF started to intercept ships off the coast of Cyprus on Monday morning local time. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Israeli forces intercept Gaza flotilla with Australians on board, organisers say

The organisers of a flotilla of ships trying to break Israel's maritime blockade of Gaza say Israel's navy is intercepting the group off the coast of Cyprus.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Thousands of far-right nationalist Israelis marched through Jerusalem's Old City, many harassing Palestinians and chanting violent, deeply racist slogans as they went. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFJ6... 🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... 📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

"You don't live side-by-side with cancer': Hard-right Israelis march in Old City | ABC NEWS

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Lebanon ceasefire not working because free rein given to Israel, says deputy prime minister Tarek Mitri 📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04... 🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... 📺 youtu.be/0kK5CleyPZg?...

Israel's massive strike was opposite of surgical, Lebanon deputy PM says

Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri says the government cannot exercise its authority over the country while Israel continues its bombardments and occupation.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Saudi Arabia's Reality Check Can the Kingdom's massive, trillion dollar transformation live up to the ambition and hype, particularly following the war which has rocked the Middle East? youtu.be/Y0NYde-5Ivo?...

Is it Game Over For MBS’s Trillion Dollar Dream in Saudi Arabia? | Foreign Correspondent

YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

#BREAKING 13 Australian women and children linked to IS fighters have left the notorious Al Roj camp in northeastern Syria. It follows a failed attempt by 34 women and children to leave in February. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Australian 'ISIS brides' leave camp in Syria months after failed attempt

A group of Australian families with ties to former Islamic State fighters, who have been stranded in a Syrian refugee camp, have begun another attempt to travel home to Australia.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

A Beirut neighbourhood says 'there's no Hezbollah here' as it takes stock of Israel's bombing attack www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

'There's no Hezbollah here': Beirut neighbourhood takes stock of bombing

More than 24 hours after Israel unleashed a devastating and deadly wave of air strikes across Lebanon, rescue crews are still searching through the rubble for the remains of victims.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Hours after Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the ceasefire in the region did not apply to Lebanon, the IDF has unleashed a massive wave of strikes. Hundreds are feared dead, and Iran is already reportedly considering attacking Israel as a result. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Hundreds feared dead in 'barbaric' wave of Israeli strikes in Lebanon

Israeli and Lebanese media are citing the Lebanese Red Cross in reporting the death toll could be as high as 300, with many more injured.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

An 11th hour deal, pulling the Middle East back from the brink after talk from Trump of wiping out Iran's civilisation. But will this fragile ceasefire actually hold? Our coverage on Wednesday night, from Jerusalem and Washington DC 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvKi...

What we know about the US-Iran ceasefire deal | ABC NEWS

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Under the cover of the US and Israel war on Iran, settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank spirals out of control - 300+ attacks and 10 dead in the first month alone 📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04... 🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... 📺 youtu.be/h4XrBRS-eyo?...

Israeli settler violence in the West Bank deepens against backdrop of Iran war

Under the cover of regional conflict, Israelis who have established illegal settlements and outposts in the West Bank become emboldened to take over more land as world attention remains on the war in ...

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

The IDF have now responded to our query regarding Zeinab. “On March 5 the IDF struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure. The IDF is not aware of any uninvolved fatalities resulting from this strike.”

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

“Tell Netanyahu this is the terrorist you killed.” Three of Hassan’s daughters are gravely injured in hospital & his wife is in intensive care. His youngest was killed when an Israeli strike hit Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. 📱 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03... 📺 youtu.be/xnjrmgvtSsI?...

'Don't say anything about the girl': Father's grim warning after child's death

Hassan Ali Al Jabal's family were all injured in an Israeli airstrike on their home in Lebanon. He does not know how to tell them one of his daughters is dead.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

📺 Inside the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahiyeh, in southern Beirut, under the watchful eye of the militant group youtu.be/rOelbdBAAIs?...

Inside a Hezbollah stronghold: Dahiyeh, Lebanon | ABC NEWS

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Through southern Lebanon, an area with a long history of war and occupation, people keep saying this conflict with Israel is different. Our report from Sidon. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP1h... READ: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Why Lebanon's displaced residents say this war with Israel is different | 7.30

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#BREAKING Israel planning to occupy southern Lebanon from the Blue Line to the Litani River www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Breaking: Israel planning to occupy southern Lebanon

Israel's defense minister has announced plans for his country's military to take control of southern Lebanon, from the Israeli border, known as the Blue Line, to the Litani River.