Israel Defense Forces

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

UN warns of intensifying risks to civilians as Israeli forces tighten grip on the battered enclave

Israeli statement said tunnel contained hundreds ⁠of weapons and launchers

UN report identifies weapons used in Israel’s targeted killing of Gaza children, as well as the military units responsible

Campaign by the community against conscription has intensified since ‘draft dodgers’ were handed over to the military police

Tehran’s leadership says it has closed Strait of Hormuz over Israeli ‘crimes’ in Lebanon

Residents return after ceasefire to assess destruction, mourn the dead and weigh an uncertain future

Violence in Palestinian enclave has continued despite renewed push for fresh truce by mediators

Trump’s sidelining of Israel and criticism of its Lebanon campaign deepen domestic political and security anxieties

Almost 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in enclave since October 2025 truce brokered by US was announced

‘Israel won the battle but Netanyahu lost the war’, head of Knesset opposition says

Lebanese militant group says it fired missiles and drones towards ‌Israeli troops

More Palestinians killed since 2023 than in the previous 17 years combined, with children accounting for a growing share of the toll, UN data shows

Israeli prime minister opted for escalation despite US calls for restraint as election pressures mount

Russia and Iran have long enlisted proxies to perform hostile acts on European soil, but targeting minors represents a new twist on their subversive gig economy

Makeshift cemeteries across the south provide a place for the dead until it is safe to hold a proper funeral in their home towns

Senior Shia politician claims Hizbullah ready for full ceasefire, raising hopes for extension of truce between US and Iran

World View: Disgust at Israel’s assault on Gaza and Iran war have precipitated a shift, including among prominent Jews

France requests meeting of United Nations Security Council over latest escalation

Defence minister announces seizure of medieval fortress as Israeli forces move beyond Litani river

Asking Lebanese to leave their homes so Israeli military can bomb indiscriminately is wrong

Israel Katz says government will implement plan for many Palestinians to leave Gaza ‘at the right time and in the right manner’

Military’s statement appears to signal further escalation despite April 16th ceasefire

Northern Israeli communities and soldiers in south Lebanon ‘easy targets’ for fibreoptic drones immune to jamming

Mohammad Odeh killed during air strikes less than two weeks after Israel killed his predecessor

Fourteen Irish citizens among more than 400 pro-Palestine activists Israel deported on Thursday

Ireland can no longer have dealings with Netanyahu’s Israel

Taoiseach calls for EU ban on Israeli settlement products after ‘shocking treatment’ of Global Sumud Flotilla activists

Inside Politics: Micheál Martin says behaviour of Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir towards Gaza flotilla activists was ‘disgusting’ and ‘disgraceful’

Irish activist is restrained by soldiers and pushed to the ground in video circulated by Itamar Ben-Gvir

Israeli ministry denies live ammunition used when two vessels were fired upon by its forces

Irish detainees preparing to go on hunger strike, says activist shortly before capture

A chance discovery ends in death and exposes covert Israeli operations deep inside Iraqi territory

At least 50 injured with women and child among dead after in air strikes on apartment and vehicle in Palestinian enclave

Increase in attacks on ​enclave further sign of stalled progress under Trump’s plan to halt Israel-Hamas war

The Lebanese militant group was sharply diminished by its 2024 war with Israel – but the latest conflict has shown it is not a spent force

US attacks Iranian-flagged ship as France says maritime group ready to escort vessels in Hormuz

President’s sister, Margaret Connolly, among 22 Irish on vessels taking part in attempt to break Israeli blockade of Palestinian territory

Global Sumud Flotilla organisers decry capture of boats in international waters off Crete as an ‘escalation of Israel’s impunity’

Margaret Connolly, one of President’s 13 siblings, is a GP and activist based in Co Sligo