https://www.scmp.com/rss/523045/feed The latest news and top stories on David Mencer, a spokesman for the Israeli government. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters Australia on Wednesday dismissed suggestions by Israel that its interventions prompted Canberra to expel Iran’s ambassador as it blamed Tehran for directing at least two antisemitic arson attacks in the country’s biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne. “Complete nonsense,” Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke told ABC Radio when asked about Israel claiming credit for Australia’s decision to order Tehran’s ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi to leave the country. “There was not a minute between us receiving this... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3323277/australia-furious-after-israel-claims-credit-iran-envoy-expulsion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3323277/australia-furious-after-israel-claims-credit-iran-envoy-expulsion?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Aug 2025 03:35:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Israel has hit back at growing international criticism that it was behind chronic food shortages in Gaza, instead accusing Hamas of deliberately creating a humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory. More than 100 aid and human rights groups said earlier Wednesday that “mass starvation” was spreading in the Gaza Strip, while France warned of a growing “risk of famine” caused by “the blockade imposed by Israel”. The head of the World Health Organization also weighed in, saying that a “large... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3319361/mass-starvation-gaza-israel-blames-hamas-global-outcry-grows?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3319361/mass-starvation-gaza-israel-blames-hamas-global-outcry-grows?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jul 2025 02:42:00 +0000