Gaza Strip

Can Netanyahu win back Trump as pressure mounts in advance of election?

Israeli PM arrives in Washington after months of tensions with the US president, hoping limited concessions on Gaza and Lebanon can repair strained ties

International force to be allowed into Gaza, Israeli official says

Force will include 200 members from ‘friendly countries such as Uganda ⁠and Morocco’, official says

No Israel boycott for Irish football team – but elite frisbee-throwers see things differently

Plus: mixed signals on Metrolink, taking back placenames and wine-testing at the Abbey

Lara Marlowe: Robots have brought a ‘horrifying intimacy’ to warfare

Vladimir Putin is reportedly terrified that a drone with facial recognition technology – like the AI tools used by Israel to assassinate Iranian leaders – may be used to kill him

Democrats remain split over their longstanding leniency towards Netanyahu

Party continues to grapple with leniency of Joe Biden’s administration towards Binyamin Netanyahu

Two Palestinians killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza with three others shot dead in West Bank

‘Friction’ broke out between Israeli settlers and Palestinians during efforts to extinguish a fire, official says

Israeli security minister joins Jewish extremists storming Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque

Hamas claims it was provoked into carrying out October 2023 attack after Israeli violations of decades-old agreement regarding holy site

Calls for Government to send observer to German ‘show trial’ of Daniel Tatlow-Devally

Politicians criticise conduct of Dubliner’s trial over trespass and criminal damage to Israeli-owned arms factory

Israel criticised for ‘grotesque’ plan to use crocodiles at prison holding Palestinians

Animals to be placed in moat around facility used to hold detainees from Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank

Trump’s Board of Peace to set up ‘pilot’ zone in Gaza to accommodate thousands of Palestinians

Controversial plan comes after months of fruitless attempts to advance US peace deal for the enclave

Who is the charmless challenger who could oust Netanyahu?

In the News podcast: Gadi Eisenkot may lack charisma but he is a serious contender in Israel’s October’s elections

Family of six among 12 killed by Israel in latest attacks in Gaza Strip

Home Firas Al-Masri shared with wife and four children caught fire after being hit by Israeli air strike in Gaza City as they slept

Killing and destruction in Gaza: new book examines Israel’s campaign and the enablers

Fintan Drury’s Genocide: Sponsoring the Destruction of Palestine

‘Grave concerns’ about trial of Dubliner charged with damaging Israeli arms plant, TD says

Duncan Smith among Irish politicians travelling to Germany to observe trial of Daniel Tatlow-Devally

Hamas names Khalil Al-Hayya as overall leader

Hayya replaces Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in combat with Israeli forces in October 2024

Irish politicians to attend trial of Dubliner charged with damage of Israeli arms factory

Daniel Tatlow-Devally and four others charged with trespassing and an estimated €1m in criminal damage

New Occupied Territories Bill including trade in services to be introduced in September

Frances Black, who initiated legislation banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements, will ‘keep up the pressure’

Israeli ministers announce plan for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank

Defence minister seeks three outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of strip, violating Trump ceasefire deal

Gaza: Eight people attending funeral among at least 12 Palestinians killed by Israel on Friday

Residents of Deir al-Balah say Israeli forces used drones to broadcast audio messages ordering them to leave their ‌homes

Occupied Territories Bill is a welcome step, but no more than that

Ireland will continue to trade with illegal Israeli settlements

Israeli government passes disputed laws to shore up support for Netanyahu before election

Former head of armed forces Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as PM’s main rival and has taken a lead in the polls

Central Bank to review enforcement regime after scathing High Court judgment

Governor also insists that regulator has acted lawfully in its handling of controversial Israeli bonds

Division in Irish Jewish community over endorsement of event to combat anti-Zionism

Jewish Representative Council of Ireland says members face situations where ‘language of anti-Zionism is used to mask or justify hostility towards Jews’

Israel kills 10 Palestinians in Gaza, including 10-year-old boy, in latest ceasefire breach

More than 1,100 Palestinians killed since October truce which has halted major fighting but failed to stop other strikes

Dublin councillors bring High Court challenge against State in bid to rename Herzog Park

Group seeking to change name of Diamond Park in Dublin 1 to Terence Wheelock Memorial Diamond Park

Former ruler of Qatar transformed small Gulf state into global player

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani deposed his father in a bloodless coup, and passed leadership on to his fourth son

Israeli attacks kill six in Gaza Strip, including girl (9), officials say

More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel since US-brokered ceasefire took effect last October

Reviews in brief: A very funny memoir and vital, ghastly testimonies from Gaza

New books by Keith Waldrop, Samar Yazbek and Jules Boykoff

Irish people are 13th happiest in the world yet loneliest in the EU. It doesn’t add up

We should do what the Finns do: give ourselves a pat on the back for all that is good in this country of ours

The big questions we’re busy ignoring about what it means to be European

EU presidency a chance for Ireland to depart from vacuous scripts on underpinning the bloc’s ‘shared values’

Gazans mourn aid worker who brought World Cup screenings to Palestinians

Mohammad al-Waheidi killed in Israeli air strike on eve of Egypt-Argentina match on Tuesday

Kneecap suing indigenous leader over allegedly defamatory statement opposing Canada gigs

Statement concerning Irish rap group first appeared on website of pro-Israel organisation, Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem

Diplomatic efforts must be used to ensure detained Gazan doctor is released

Hussam Abu Safiya’s health is deteriorating rapidly since his arrest in 2024

Child among seven Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza, medics say

More than 1,070 people, many of them civilians, killed in enclave since ceasefire took effect eight months ago

Hamas announces resignation of Gaza government

Move simply ‘meaningless spin’ and a stalling tactic, say senior Israeli officials

No Queen Elizabeth moment for Ursula von der Leyen in Cork’s English Market

Gathering of Irish Cabinet and EU commissioners at UCC on Friday had the feel of a corporate away day

Wicklow hotel cancels ‘secretive’ Peter Thiel group conference

Powerscourt Hotel and Spa event was to be hosted by Dialog and attended by senior Nato commander and Trump administration officials

Pressure grows on Netanyahu as Israel marks 1,000 days since Hamas attack

Protesters demand state inquiry, saying leaders have yet to accept responsibility for country’s worst security failure

‘Highly productive’ talks on Gaza held at secret meeting in Cyprus

Discussions on ending warfare involved advisers from Trump administration’s Board of Peace

Palestine solidarity groups to protest at Irish EU presidency event in Cork

Attacks on Gaza have destroyed schools and killed thousands of students, group says

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