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Non-essential work places are closed, along with schools and universities. Most people are only leaving home to stock up on basics

Gaza has been turned into ‘graveyard of shattered hospitals, mass graves and destroyed neighbourhoods’, medical aid chief says

Donald Trump’s moves in the coming days will be critical in shaping the direction of the war

New Revolutionary Guards’ chief warns Tehran would open ‘gates of hell … upon this child-killing regime’

Israel warns strikes are just start of its campaign, while Donald Trump says Iran could halt attacks by ending its nuclear programme

Iranian residents brace for escalation as some say they plan to leave for neighbouring Turkey

Already speculation that a successful outcome for Israel could prompt Binyamin Netanyahu to call early election

Saudi Arabia sets tone by referring to ‘brotherly Islamic Republic of Iran’ while condemning ‘heinous attacks’

Local gunmen appeared to be allied with the Israeli military, witnesses say

Israel claims Mohammed Sinwar’s last hiding place is proof Hamas is using civilian infrastructure as shield for military activity

Alarm had been sounded on the Madleen warning of possible interception

Activists aim to defy Israeli blockade and highlight urgent need for humanitarian aid

Eight Palestinians speak about their attempt to reach the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site in western Rafah over the past week

A poll this week showed support for the country in western Europe at its lowest ever level

Israeli government accused of arming Palestinian militia perceived to be hostile to Hamas in Gaza

Judy Weinstein and Gad Haggai, a couple in their 70s, were taken hostage in the October 2023 Hamas attack

Ultra-Orthodox community angry over Israeli government’s failure to pass military exemption law for yeshiva students

Killings reported near US-backed food distribution site for third day running

Activist was arrested with a Swedish woman in a Palestinian village largely demolished by Israeli forces in early May

Killings deepen doubts about little-known organisation GHF’s ability to deliver aid

Démarche says Thursday incident as ‘completely unacceptable’

Irish troops uninjured and Unifil patrols resumed as normal on Friday

Military chief says €5-a-shot technological breakthrough heralds new era in warfare, ‘the laser era’

Israel Defense Forces responsible for incident, said Tánaiste Simon Harris in statement

When protesting is policed, but the legitimate reasons for protest are not, then people lose trust

About a third of the Bedouin community in the Negev live in villages not legally recognised by Israel. They are denied basic services, while facing eviction and demolition orders

Israel’s military says it had evacuated civilians from the area and ‘the claim regarding harm to uninvolved civilians is under review’

Just 70km from where we live in Tel Aviv, an Israel-manufactured famine is unfolding in Gaza. I ask my friends how much they know about it

Six-month Unifil deployment in Lebanon completed by 170 troops

Gaza health system at breaking point as Israeli hostilities intensify, says WHO

Some flour reaches coastal enclave as blockade eases, but aid groups call for more

Irish Government demands accountability as representative in Palestine Feilim McLaughlin and deputy Sorcha Lowry among those under attack in Jenin

Netanyahu riled by radio remarks by Yair Golan, a former senior general in the Israel Defense Forces

UN special rapporteur on Palestine assesses Ireland’s stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict and says Trump is ‘wildly and fastly contributing to the dismantlement of the world order’

Most victims, including women and children, killed in Khan Younis in air strikes that hit homes and tents, say medics

All Irish personnel are ‘safe and well’, Defence Forces say

Beyond the Occupied Territories Bill, Ireland must prevent economic activity here, or involving Irish companies, which might support the illegal actions of the Israeli government

Israel’s campaign against the camps has displaced at least 40,000 people, the UN has said

Michael McDowell coy at book launch, Bertie gives state-of-the-world address and Mark Daly feels the heat

Letter signed by the foreign ministers of Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia and Spain