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Matthew Doran

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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 · 1d

Palestinians stream north and hostage families wait anxiously as Gaza ceasefire begins

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Thousands of Palestinians return to Gaza's north as the ceasefire begins | ABC NEWS

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 1d

In August we reported on the story of 12 year old Huda, suffering extreme malnutrition. Her hair was falling out, and she didn't have enough energy to get out of bed.

We're hearing reports that Huda died in recent days.

Here's our story from August:
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Malnourished Huda needs treatment outside of Gaza — but she can't leave

Hospitals in Gaza are having to divert resources to treating surging cases of malnutrition as starvation takes hold across the strip. Meanwhile, children who need treatment are waiting to be evacuated...

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 3d

Israel has said it will not release Marwan Barghouti as part of the Gaza ceasefire, hostage and prisoner release deal in coming days

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 6d

The man many Palestinians want as their leader remains behind bars in an Israeli jail.

His family says a recent stunt by a high profile Israeli minister shows they’re scared of what he could achieve if set free.

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Man most Palestinians want as leader has spent years in solitary confinement

Despite spending more than 20 years behind bars, Marwan Barghouti is the man most Palestinians would want as their leader.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 3d

Israel and Hamas' first-phase peace plan agreement is monumental but the end of the war is far from certain

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Israel and Hamas peace plan agreement is monumental but questions remain

The announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to phase one of a peace deal in Gaza is significant. But despite the celebrations, the end of the war is still far from certain, writes Matthew Doran...

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 5d

Australians arrested for trying to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza allege beatings in 'dystopian' prison, DFAT reports show.

One says he was forced to take his clothes off and dance “like a monkey” in front of Israeli guards.

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Australians in Israeli detention allege beatings in reports to DFAT

The ABC has obtained details of redacted summaries prepared by Australian diplomatic staff, including allegations that one Australian citizen was slapped and had his passport "destroyed".

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 5d

Two years on from Hamas’ October 7 attacks, and with war still dragging on in Gaza, Israel is a divided and fractured country.

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'A rift in the nation': Inside Israel after two years of war

After two years of war, a fractured but defiant Israel is struggling to assert itself at home and abroad.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 6d

The man many Palestinians want as their leader remains behind bars in an Israeli jail.

His family says a recent stunt by a high profile Israeli minister shows they’re scared of what he could achieve if set free.

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Man most Palestinians want as leader has spent years in solitary confinement

Despite spending more than 20 years behind bars, Marwan Barghouti is the man most Palestinians would want as their leader.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 7d

Pleas for peace in Gaza and Israel, as Trump presses for a quick deal ahead of talks between Hamas and the Netanyahu Government in Cairo on Monday.

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Fresh talks to begin as Netanyahu says he wants negotiations done quickly

Representatives of Israel, Hamas and the United States are set to begin fresh talks in Egypt about how to implement Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 9d

Hamas says further negotiations on peace plan are required, but it’s prepared to release all Israeli hostages under future deal

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Further negotiation needed, Hamas says, as hostage release agreed

The group also reiterated its agreement to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to an independent Palestinian body.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 11d

Nervous wait for Palestinians and families of Israeli hostages as Hamas weighs up whether to back Donald Trump's 20 point Gaza peace plan

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Nervous wait as Hamas considers peace plan | ABC NEWS

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 15d

The West Bank town of Al-Mughayyir is surrounded by illegal Jewish settlements.

Residents accuse settlers and the IDF of working together to make their lives a misery, in an example of how difficult it will be to achieve Palestinian statehood.

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West Bank village on the frontline of a territorial battle | ABC NEWS

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 19d

Few Palestinians are going to reject the line up of countries, including Australia, recognising statehood at the UN.

But views are mixed as to why now, and what benefit it will actually bring the Palestinian population.

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In the West Bank, Palestinians have mixed feelings about the growing statehood push

Australia joined nine other nations in formally recognising Palestinian statehood at the UN this week. But Palestinians have mixed feelings.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 28d

In the midst of destruction in Gaza, these parents found 'paradise' through adoption

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Finding 'paradise' in the midst of devastating destruction

A newborn baby was left in a Gaza hospital, the sole survivor of a deadly Israeli strike which killed her family. A couple who had struggled to have children of their own knew they had to provide her ...

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · Sep 5

A broken leg wrapped with bandages and bricks, and major open wounds requiring surgery - why the seriously injured Palestinians of Gaza City can’t flee south, as Israel demands

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Broken leg wrapped with bandages and bricks: Why the injured cannot evacuate Gaza City

Israel's planned military offensive to take Gaza City is threatening thousands of hospital patients who cannot evacuate or have no place else to go.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · Sep 2

International Association of Genocide Scholars says Israel has met the legal threshold to be considered as committing genocide in Gaza

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International Association of Genocide Scholars says Israel committing genocide in Gaza | ABC NEWS

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · Sep 1

International Association of Genocide Scholars says Israel committing genocide in Gaza.

86 per cent of the 500 members voting backed the resolution declaring the legal criteria had been met.

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Leading scholars say Israel committing genocide in Gaza

The International Association of Genocide Scholars says signatories to the genocide convention, including Australia, should prevent arms sales to Israel and uphold international law.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · Aug 30

“We live … in the queue of death.”

Gaza’s journalists are the eyes and ears of the world in the war ravaged strip, and many are angry at the global response to the killing of their colleagues - including five at the Nasser Hospital last Monday

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Journalists in Gaza say they feel their lives are 'worth nothing' | ABC NEWS

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · Aug 26

Israeli government claims credit for pushing Albanese to expel Iranian diplomats

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Iran slams 'weak' Albanese as Israel claims credit for ambassador ban

An Israeli government spokesperson has effectively accused Australia of being shamed into acting against Iran in the wake of revelations it was involved in antisemitic attacks.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · Aug 26

Israeli military's initial inquiry into Gaza hospital strikes fails to acknowledge second attack

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Israel's Gaza hospital strike inquiry fails to acknowledge second attack

The IDF report into the strikes which killed 20 people, among them five journalists, says troops targeted a camera set up by Hamas but doesn't provide evidence for that claim.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · Aug 26

Israel's insistence it will undertake a thorough investigation into the Nasser Hospital attack won't instil much confidence, particularly given the Prime Minister's labelling of a second strike, hitting first responders at a hospital, as a "tragic mishap"

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Five journalists among 20 killed in hospital strike Netanyahu says was 'tragic mishap' | ABC NEWS

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Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · Aug 26

While Netanyahu’s response to the Nasser hospital attack again highlights Donald Trump’s influence over the Israeli leader, it goes nowhere near explaining the strike itself - a point which will anger the world, as more journalists are killed in Gaza.

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Israel's response to killing of journalists highlights Trump's influence

If you ever need an indication of how quickly utterances from Donald Trump can ricochet from Washington to Jerusalem, his intervention in the latest devastating attack on a hospital in Gaza is a case ...

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · Aug 25

#BREAKING At least 15 dead, including 4 journalists, as Israel strikes Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza.

The IDF has not immediately responded to the ABC's questions about the attacks.

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Israeli air strike on southern Gaza hospital kills 15, including journalists, health ministry says

Israel has launched a series of attacks on the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, with local health authorities reporting at least 15 people have been killed.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · Aug 25

The brother of Israeli hostage Evyatar David tells the ABC the video released by Hamas, showing him emaciated and digging what he said was his own grave, has fuelled him to fight for his freedom.

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Brother of hostage Evyatar David is demanding ceasefire mediators force Hamas to release him

Ilay David says mediators Qatar and Egypt need to put pressure on Hamas to release the hostages, saying their survival is his only concern.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · Aug 20

The ever-shrinking territory in Gaza which more than two million Palestinians are being squeezed into

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IDF displacement orders suggest Israel's ultimate plan for Gaza

By stitching together the so-called "evacuation orders" issued by the Israel Defense Forces, it is possible to see just how much of Gaza Israel has already taken.

Matthew Doran @matthewdoran1.bsky.social · Aug 20

Netanyahu's criticism of Albanese and Australia takes a different tone to other countries and leaders, but follows a familiar playbook

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Netanyahu's criticism of Albanese is following a familiar playbook

Anthony Albanese joins a growing club of prime ministers and presidents personally berated by Benjamin Netanyahu, who is finding himself increasingly isolated on the world stage.