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- The latest Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 10 Palestinians.
- An Afghan man who worked for the ADF in Afghanistan has his humanitarian visa revoked without explanation.
- And in AFL, Carlton great Peter Dean's son joins the Blues.
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Israeli airstrikes have killed 10 Palestinians in Gaza, shaking the fragile ceasefire that has held only loosely since October.
Medics say the strikes hit several locations across Gaza City, including Shejaia and Zeitoun, while a separate attack in Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, killed four more people.
The Gaza Health Ministry says, after these attacks, at least 280 Palestinians have been killed since the beginning of last month's ceasefire.
A spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defence, Mahmoud Basal, says the latest strikes show a clear escalation, with homes and public buildings targeted across the city.
“Israeli occupation forces are clearly targeting and escalating operations in the Gaza Strip. Multiple locations in the Strip, particularly in Gaza City, have been targeted. The latest target was the Awqaf building in the Zeitoun neighbourhood at Askola crossroad, directly with a warplane with two rockets. There are three martyrs and more than 25 injured arrived at Al-Ahli Arab (Baptist) Hospital including children, women and elderly.”
The Israeli military says its attacks were a response to Hamas gunfire that violated the nearly six-week truce, part of the US-brokered plan for post-war Gaza.
Both sides have accused each other of undermining the ceasefire.
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Ukrainian rescuers are working through the night in the city of Ternopil after one of Russia's deadliest strikes on western Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials say a barrage of Russian drones and missiles struck two nine-story apartment blocks in the city, killing at least 25 people, including three children.
About 80 others were wounded as Russia fired 476 drones and 48 missiles at Ukraine, striking energy and transport infrastructure and forcing emergency power cuts in a number of regions in frigid temperatures.
The neighbouring Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions were also struck, and a drone attack on three districts of the north-eastern city of Kharkiv has wounded more than 30 people.
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held talks in Turkiye in a new drive to revive peace negotiation with Russia.
President Zelenskyy met his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as part of his efforts to diplomatically isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine, Russia and Turkiye, among other countries, have borders with the Black Sea.
In October, Ukraine’s state security service unveiled upgraded sea drones that can operate in the area, targeting Russian shipping and infrastructure.
Mr Zelenskyy says they are relying on Turkiye's diplomatic assistance as well as their ability to counter Russia's presence in the Black Sea.
"We count on the strength of Turkish diplomacy, on how it's understood in Moscow. Turkiye's active involvement in the coalition of the willing, especially in the naval component, is important. Everyone understands the significance of security in the Black Sea. That kind of security can only be guaranteed together with Turkiye."
Mr Zelenskyy is also due to meet United States army officials in Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
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An Afghan man who worked as a tradesman for the Australian Defence Force in Afghanistan has had a humanitarian visa revoked without explanation.
Juma Gul Gul, also known as Jumaghul, was granted an in-country special humanitarian visa on November 3rd, almost two years after first applying - but Home Affairs documents show it was then revoked less than two weeks later.
The home affairs and immigration minister are yet to comment, but the Australian government has previously been criticised for leaving interpreters and others who helped defence personnel behind after the Taliban took control of the country, leaving them at risk from persecution by the terrorist group.
A 2022 parliamentary report said the federal government needed to do more to protect people who had worked with Australia and were at risk of reprisal.
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Now to AFL, and
Harry Dean, the son of two-time Carlton premiership player Peter Dean, has joined the ((Carlton)) Blues in the national draft.
Dean, who turned 18 last week, graduated from the Carlton Academy and had drawn interest not only from Carlton but also from the West Coast Eagles.
The Number Three draft picksaid he was “pretty honoured”.
Meanwhile, the Eagles selected Wilem Duursma as the A-F-L’s Number One draft pick.
