Allyson Horn
Allyson is the ABC's Middle East correspondent, based in Jerusalem. She is a multimedia broadcast journalist, with more than a decade's experience working for ABC News across radio, TV and online. Allyson was formerly the Queensland state political reporter in Brisbane, and has also worked regionally across the Hunter Valley, Alice Springs and Townsville. Allyson has won several media awards including best Queensland Regional Broadcast Journalist, Northern Territory News Breaker of the Year and an Australian Sports Commission Award.
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It's a home with a serious view. But human rights lawyers say Booking.com should be banned from advertising it
Igal uses the online platform Booking.com to advertise his holiday apartment. But human rights lawyers want the practice banned and allege Booking.com is breaking international law.
Living in tents on the beach and surviving on sea water. This is what Gazans go through every day
Israel told Gazans in Rafah to move towards Al-Mawasi because it was a humanitarian area, but several of those who did say the aid they were promised has not arrived.
Analysis
analysis:Israel's war-time unity is gone, as the region teeters on the brink of another major conflict
The October 7 attacks united many Israeli politicians and citizens in grief and anger but, after eight months of war, that has changed and right-wing voices now have a larger seat at Benjamin Netanyahu's table.
For the first time, Israel's military and Hamas are added to a global blacklist of offenders that harm children
The United Nations adds Israel's armed and security forces, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group, along with the Sudanese Armed Forces and rival paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces, for the first time to its list of offenders for violating children's rights.
Analysis
analysis:Within hours of four hostages being freed, Israelis were protesting again and it's a problem for Netanyahu
The Israeli military pulled off a complex operation to save four hostages, but even its own military knows not all of those being held by Hamas can be brought home this way.
Palestinians, journalists attacked as crowds chant 'Death to Arabs' at Israel's annual Jerusalem Day march
Violence has erupted at Israel's annual Jerusalem Day march, with some Jewish Israelis attacking Palestinians and journalists, including an ABC News team, while chanting offensive slogans.
Analysis
analysis:Bella Hadid and Nicola Coughlan have shared this defining image of the Israel-Gaza war but it's not even real
An AI-generated image with the words "All eyes on Rafah" has ricocheted across social media, attracting million of shares. So how did a picture that's not even real become a defining image of the Israel-Gaza war? And has it made any difference?
Ten-year-old Lama was moments away from fleeing Rafah. Then tanks arrived on her doorstep
Ten-year-old Lama was dressed and her bag packed to escape Gaza after seven months of war when Israel invaded Rafah and closed the only crossing out of the enclave.
Analysis
analysis:A court ruling on Israel's invasion of Rafah has turned into a complicated legal argument. Here's why
Palestinian civilians in Gaza hoped that last week's ruling from the International Court of Justice might represent a turning point, but it has quickly turned into an argument about legal interpretation and world order.
'We've been left stranded here': An Australian doctor volunteered to save lives in Gaza, but is now trapped
An Australian doctor reveals how he travelled to Gaza to volunteer but has become trapped in the war zone following Israel's seizure and closure of the Rafah border crossing.
Gaza aid 'choked off' after Israel seizes Rafah border crossing
Aid agencies warn of a humanitarian catastrophe as Israeli forces seize the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing in southern Gaza and close the flow of aid through the checkpoint.
Analysis
analysis:Netanyahu has promised another invasion. It could be a high-stakes bargaining chip
Israel told Palestinians to move from Rafah, signalling a ground invasion was imminent. Twelve hours later, Hamas agreed to a ceasefire proposal. So does Israel intend to invade Rafah, or was it a ploy to strongarm Hamas?
Hamas accepts ceasefire proposal in Gaza war, Israel pushes on with attack on Rafah
Hamas says it has accepted a ceasefire proposal from Egypt and Qatar, but Israel says the deal the group has agreed to is "far from" its "necessary requirements".
The West is taking elaborate measures to get food into Gaza. Why is the obvious solution not an option?
The West has taken to parachuting food aid into Gaza to help feed the people below. But on the ground, these meagre packages have sometimes turned deadly.
'I want my children to become doctors': The push to get an education in a warzone
Since the war began in Gaza, children have been unable to go to school and have had dreams of becoming doctors or engineers put on hold. Now some former teachers are offering education lifelines.
Analysis
analysis:Iran and Israel are in a dangerous game of chicken, with a deadly prize for winning
The events of the past week have put the Middle East in a strange and uncertain space. Neither Iran, nor Israel would benefit from the prospect of an all-out war with the other, but equally, neither seems prepared to back down.
Analysis
analysis:How Iran's assault unfolded over Jerusalem as the Middle East enters a new phase
As flashes of bright light flew through the skies over the ABC's Jerusalem bureau, we wondered what the coming days would hold for the Middle East.
Analysis
analysis:Why we're about to find out if the IDF learnt anything from its 'grave mistake'
The IDF is still trying to explain exactly how aid workers, including Australian Zomi Frankcom, were fatally bombed by its forces in Gaza. But we could be about to find out whether Israel's military has learnt anything from its "grave mistake".
As her dad watched on, 18yo Sofia told the IDF she could not fight in Gaza. Then she went to jail
When you come of age in Israel, you are expected to serve in the military. But for some young citizens, they have decided to risk the rejection of their families and time in prison rather than join the fight in Gaza.
'Leaving me little by little': Khouloud is watching her daughter starve to death and can't stop it
Watin was a happy and healthy two-year-old before the Israel-Gaza war. Now her mother fears she will starve to death before Gaza receives enough humanitarian aid.
Israeli mum Yamit just bought her first handgun. Then she attempted to demonstrate it
Regular Israelis are taking up arms in record numbers in the wake of the October 7 attack. It's left some Palestinian citizens of Israel fearful.
When Hamas arrived in Israel, Ofir was taken captive. He can still remember when he crossed into Gaza
As negotiations to secure a temporary ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas stumble, a teenager who spent 54 days in captivity is pleading for the remaining hostages to be released.
'She did not have time to be happy': Maryam was killed days after marrying the love of her life
Maryam Sayed Deeb and Abdullah Abu Nahl got married during the Israel-Gaza war, but two days later they were killed in an Israeli air strike.
As famine grips Gaza, this family experiences stomach cramps after a meal of animal feed and sticks
In Gaza, Maazize is feeding her children ground up animal food and tea made from sticks and leaves, just so they have something in their starving stomachs.
Israel plans to invade the Gaza 'safe zone'. These Palestinians are fleeing war again
As Israel prepares for a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, its 1.5 million civilians are weighing up whether to stay or go. For the el Zeik family, this will be the 11th time in this war that they have fled in fear for their lives.