Some members of Israel’s coalition have ruled out a proposed hostage deal with Hamas, but the prime minister has yet to state his position.

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry says the deterioration in the relationship “is causing us nothing but pain and anguish”.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had criticised French President Emmanuel Macron's pledge to recognise a Palestinian state. View on euronews

French President Emmanuel Macron denounced Netanyahu’s remarks as “abject” and “erroneous” in response to Israel Prime Minister’s accusations that his intention to recognize a Palestinian state is fueling antisemitism.

September 8 is the day hearings in the prime minister’s criminal trial are set to resume, after courts broke for the summer recess.

This article was created in conjunction with one of our partners. An Israeli spokesperson has torn into ABC journalist Patricia Karvelas after he was grilled over the starvation in Gaza, the release of hostages and the relationship between Australia and Israel.

Criticism by home affairs minister comes after Israeli prime minister’s office calls Anthony Albanese a ‘weak politician who betrayed Israel’ - Anadolu Ajansı