Israel-Hamas conflict

Stories relating to the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants

Israel kills at least three Palestinians in latest breach of Gaza ceasefire

Israeli military says it fired at ‘terrorist’ who crossed into area under their control in northern ⁠Gaza Strip

Nonfiction books coming in 2026: From a new memoir by Louise O’Neill to Roy Keane’s impact on modern Ireland

Among promising titles are a book about France’s dark side and Jon Ronson’s exploration of multimillionaires searching for meaning in New England

Health of Palestine Action hunger strikers in UK deteriorating, supporters say

Heba Muraisi is on day 65 of her protest while Kamran Ahmed has reported intermittent hearing loss on day 58

New blow to Gaza peace deal as Israel refuses to reopen Rafah border crossing

Azerbaijan says it will not send troops to take part in International Stabilisation Force for Palestinian territory

‘Doing nothing is being complicit. This film is a way not to be complicit’

Kaouther Ben Hania, director of The Voice of Hind Rajab, on the moral imperative to tell this tragic story from Gaza

Ireland joins six other European countries in condemning new Israeli aid laws

Department of Foreign Affairs says legislation cutting utilities and communications breaches international law

Coalition-backing Independent does not rule out opposing Occupied Territories Bill

Barry Heneghan pushes back against Taoiseach’s insistence there is no deal for his constituency for support of Coalition

The Irish Times view on 2026: a year filled with uncertainty

As the new year dawns, there is no shortage of reasons for concern

Israel to ban dozens of aid groups in Gaza as EU warns of severe impact

Foreign ministers of 10 states express ‘serious concerns’ over humanitarian situation in devastated territory

Berlin’s Muslims push back against ‘being viewed only as a security problem’

Many German Muslims say they face a new level of hostility in post-October 7th Germany, and a young imam is leading a plan to clean up the city’s mess on New Year’s Day

Trump says he and Netanyahu do not fully agree on West Bank

Rebuilding of Gaza could begin ‘very quickly’, says Trump, but would require disarming of Hamas

I was kidnapped by Israel after I refused to evacuate the Gaza hospital where I work

Prison conditions were brutal, cells overcrowded, sanitation appalling ... there was deliberate psychological pressure

In Gaza, schooling is one of the many casualties of war

Children are learning the basics in devastated region, but their future prospects remain bleak

Trump and Netanyahu not aligned on priorities ahead of Florida talks

Israeli prime minister likely to seek further Iran attacks but US president focused on next phase of Gaza ceasefire

Can the Gaza ceasefire hold? Trump’s peace plan enters its most perilous stage

Unresolved questions over Hamas disarmament, Israeli territorial control and an international stabilisation force raise doubts about whether the truce can hold

Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in first Christmas sermon

Leo laments conditions for homeless across globe and conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan, Mali and Thailand and Cambodia

Whatever happened to joy to the world? You have to look hard

We can see with our own eyes how unmitigated ignorance, hatred and dehumanisation can turn a democratic country into a polarised hellscape in just a few years

Aid groups warn of further Gaza devastation as Save the Children among charities facing ban

Israel’s new registration procedures could deny life-giving care to Palestinians in 2026

Israeli opposition parties criticise proposed Bill to establish October 7th inquiry

Proposal would give Binyamin Netanyahu’s government influence over inquiry’s composition and mandate

Mansour Abbas: The Arab kingmaker eyeing Israel’s 2026 election

Four years ago, he helped eject Binyamin Netanyahu from office and is hoping for a repeat next year

Australian PM booed at memorial event for Bondi beach shooting attack victims

Nation marks day of reflection to honour 15 killed and dozens wounded in Sydney by two gunmen on December 14th

It is right to be careful about our language after Bondi. But we can’t fall silent on Gaza

Jewish people are not the State of Israel, no more than Irish people were the IRA. Equally, the people of Gaza are not Hamas. But hatred has no respect for logic

Palestine Action hunger strikes stir memories of the IRA in 1981

UK prime minister Keir Starmer faces a real Christmas dilemma as some hunger strikers are said to be near death

Micheál Martin’s detractors seem to have come unstuck by basic maths

Taoiseach would be wise to pay attention to the end of The Grinch on the eve of the Dáil Christmas recess

Palestine Action-linked hunger striker taken to hospital

Qesser Zuhrah is on day 46 of her hunger strike

‘It was dead people everywhere’: Inside Australia’s Hanukkah massacre

Videos show father and son opening fire on Bondi Beach in attack that left 15 dead and 40 wounded

Hamas says it will not disarm. What does this mean for the peace process?

Israel is accused of near-daily strikes on Gaza, but says the militant group has been rearming

Israeli military says it has killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saed in Gaza strike

Saed thought to have helped plan October 2023 attacks on Israel

Gaza: 12 feared dead after storm, thousands at risk of flooding ‘catastrophe’

UN agency says materials for shelters ‍and sandbags are not being allowed to enter the enclave

Flooding in Gaza destroys hundreds of tents and causes death of baby girl

Rahaf Abu Jazar died of exposure after water inundated her family’s tent in ‍Khan Younis

Israel responsible for nearly half of global journalist killings this year, report finds

Reporters Without Borders says some 29 out of 67 reporters killed were based in Gaza

Iceland is fifth country to boycott Eurovision 2026 in protest of Israel’s participation

Country is joined by Ireland, Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain who withdrew of Israeli conduct in Gaza war

Thousands of children treated for acute malnutrition in Gaza since ceasefire, says UN

Palestinian enclave’s ‘yellow line’ is Israel’s ‘new border’ in territory, military chief tells soldiers

Germany’s Merz walks diplomatic tightrope with Netanyahu on first visit to Israel

Chancellor did not renew his invitation for Israeli PM to visit Germany

UN aid agency says Israeli police forcibly entered compound in Jerusalem

Unrwa says unauthorised entry is an unacceptable violation of its privileges as a UN agency

Trump to move to phase two of Gaza ceasefire plan next month, Israel committee told

Mediators suspect Netanyahu reluctant to move to next stage of truce as Hamas and Red Cross search for remains of final hostage

Bethlehem holds first Christmas celebrations for two years

West Bank city had suspended celebrations due to conflict in Gaza

Netanyahu expects to ‍meet Trump to discuss new phase of ‍Gaza plan

Israeli PM says second stage of ‍US president’s proposal for Palestinian enclave is close

The Irish Times view on Ireland’s Eurovision withdrawal: the contest has always been political

The song contest is an accurate reflection of a troubled and increasingly divided continent

Eurovision Israel boycott hits right note, but renaming Herzog Park feels tone deaf

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...

Stardust

Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people

Common Ground

How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands