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Matthew Doran

@matthewdoran1.bsky.social

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 · 4w ago

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...

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Matthew Doran@matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#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.

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Matthew Doran@matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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.

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Matthew Doran@matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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.

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Matthew Doran@matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"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...

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Matthew Doran@matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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 · 3mo ago

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 · 3mo ago

"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.

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Matthew Doran@matthewdoran1.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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.

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