Israel-Hamas conflict

Strike on village north of Beirut kills at least 23 including seven children while nine women among dead in strike on home in Jabalia refugee camp

Once the cornerstone of the country’s remembrance culture, the slogan’s meaning has become increasingly blurred

In Baalbek, eastern Lebanon, many of those who heeded Israeli evacuation warnings have returned home despite the continuing danger

Gulf country likely to return to talks if both sides show ‘serious political willingness’ to reach a deal on war in Palestinian enclave

Solidarity campaign chair tells protestors to ensure every politician knows territory is ‘key’ issue in lead up to polling day

Three Lebanese killed and six UN peacekeepers injured in Israeli drone strike amid ‘deliberate and direct destruction’ of Unifil property

Settlers hope that ‘extremist and violent’ sanctions imposed by the Biden administration will be removed

US president-elect is likely to support Binyamin Netanyahu’s interests, but relations with other Middle Eastern leaders are less assured

Tánaiste says it is ‘reprehensible’ for Social Democrats to accuse Government of being ‘complicit in genocide’

Move described by opposition leader as ‘act of madness’ follows further Israeli air strikes in Gaza, in which at least 35 are killed

Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid to become full envoy after carrying out role of ‘ambassador — head of mission’

‘The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of disease, famine and violence’ according to aid agencies

UN says situation for residents ‘apocalyptic’ as Israeli military expects campaign to last ‘at least’ a few more weeks

Buoyed by military gains, Israel is taking the fight to its enemies, with devastating consequences for millions of Palestinian and Lebanese people

More than 2,800 people have been killed in Lebanon by Israeli attacks, authorities say

Intelligence was leaked to foreign media outlets to mislead public opinion against ceasefire and hostage-release deal with Hamas

The best way to stay sane this week is, as Marcus Aurelius recommended, to extend more generosity to other people’s crazy

The attack Iran is planning against Israel will be ‘the largest so far’, Iranian sources say

One polio clinic came under Israeli fire despite agreed humanitarian pause, WHO says

Iran threatens Israel and US with ‘crushing response’ over attacks on the country and its allies

Proposed regime aimed at deterring airlines who may attempt to travel through Ireland with munitions without exemptions

Israeli military says it killed one of the last surviving high-ranking members of Hamas

US envoys and Israeli officials due to meet to discuss ceasefire in Lebanon and besieged enclave

Women in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian camp talk about how their lives have been changed by Israel’s attack

US special envoy Amos Hochstein due to arrive in Israel on Thursday to formulate a proposal

Taoiseach Simon Harris says Europe needs to find the ‘moral courage’ to act on the issue

At least 93 reported dead or missing after Israeli missile strikes house packed with members of extended family displaced by war

Most of Hizbullah’s infrastructure near Lebanon-Israel border has been destroyed, according to Israel Defense Forces

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees will be banned from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories

Two years ago about 375 Syrians were interviewed in Lebanon by Irish officials and told they would be resettled in Ireland before 2024. They’re still waiting - amid bombs, deprivation and discrimination. Sally Hayden spoke to some of those people, who feel trapped, scared and forgotten

Catherine Sanz’s book focuses on the highest-profile founder of the most compelling Irish business drama of the past 15 years

Politicians who drafted law cite involvement of some Unrwa staffers in October 7th, 2023, attack by Hamas on southern Israel, and on some staffers having membership of armed groups

Tehran previously played down Israeli air attack on Saturday, saying it caused only limited damage

I watched aghast, from abroad, as some of the kindest people we know empathised not with the 1,200 people slaughtered by Hamas – but with the terrorists

Truck rams into a bus stop near Tel Aviv, killing one person and injuring more than 30

Iran says air raid caused ‘limited damage’

A neuropsychologist’s view: Only a person whose judgment and decision-making had been altered by power could claim the military actions of the last year constitute a path to ultimate victory for Israel

Cosgrave, who is largely upbeat and spirited in person, regards his online persona as a different entity. That does not negate the hurt people have felt at the hands of either character

Amir Tibon’s book tells a true story that reads like a thriller, while Gideon Levy presents a specific narrative that is challenging, particularly for supporters of Israel

Nine children from one family among those killed in Khan Younis, say rescue workers