Nicole Johnston

Or do you think it's more likely that while the international community is occupied elsewhere, it's looking away, that we see Israel continue to change laws to strengthen its control and, as its critics say...

to give settlers a free rein in the West Bank?

Amira, thank you for joining us today.

Thank you.

Also in the news, Iran has dismissed Donald Trump's declaration that the US will soon begin blockading ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz.

After peace talks between American and Iranian negotiators collapsed over the weekend, Trump said the US Navy would stop any and all ships from passing through the crucial trade route.

Iran is warning that any military vessels approaching the Strait would be dealt with severely, while the Speaker of Parliament says Tehran will not surrender under threats.

And Pauline Hanson says a convicted rapist who'd been working as One Nation's campaign manager has now been sacked.

Sean Black was jailed for rape in 2018 and rehired by the party two years later after serving his sentence.

One Nation had come under attack after coalition figures raised questions about Black, but Hanson says she'd received no internal complaints and that he'd done a great job since returning to One Nation.

I'm Nicole Johnston, and this is 7am.

Thanks for listening.