Israel-Hamas conflict

Stories relating to the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants

Was Micheál Martin’s trip to the White House a diplomatic victory or a ritual humiliation?

Conservative commentator Michael Brendan Dougherty and Trinity College professor Daniel Geary debate what might happen next in US-Irish relations

Camp Shamrock, Lebanon: ‘There was a lot of pressure put on us by the Israelis to withdraw from our locations’

Having come under extreme pressure on the front line of the recent war between Israel and Hizbullah, Irish Unifil soldiers far from home are getting on with the job of peacekeeping

Forgotten: Searching for Palestine’s Hidden Places and Lost Memorials by Raja Shehadeh and Penny Johnson - Heartbreaking yet hopeful

Book explores what Palestinians have lost since their displacement

Netanyahu accuses Israeli former intelligence chief of blackmail amid dispute over controversial legal reforms

Tension also high between Netanyahu and the Shin Bet over ongoing affair dubbed ‘Qatargate’

Hamas to hand over American hostage held in Gaza

Hamas to release American hostage in Gaza, ready for second-phase ceasefire talks

Claire Byrne’s inner klaxons sound when a former Trump ambassador raises Enoch Burke’s imprisonment

Radio: Michaél Martin’s White House visit gives a dispiriting glimpse of the prism through which the Maga movement sees Ireland

How Donald Trump is using fear, obscure laws and immigration agents to crack down on dissent

The arrest of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who is a legal US resident, will have a chilling effect

UN experts accuse Israel of genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza

Israel describes allegations as unfounded and biased

Micheál Martin sat smiling, struggling to interject, but there was no mistaking it: this was The Donald’s show

Taoiseach avoided Oval Office mauling as Trump railed against EU foes and heaped backhanded praise on Ireland

Arrest of Columbia Palestine activist is ‘first of many’, Donald Trump says

Detention of former graduate student and US green card holder Mahmoud Khalil sparks outrage

Gaza negotiations: Israel and US diverge on ceasefire tactics

Israel angered as Washington negotiates directly with Hamas over hostage release

Israel’s halt to food and aid deliveries worsens Gaza conditions

Red Cross says all aid supplies in Gaza are dwindling as mediators push for ceasefire talks

New Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal possible in weeks, says US envoy

Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza

Hamas urges ‘immediate’ start of talks for second phase of Gaza ceasefire

Israel to send delegation to Doha on Monday as mediators push ahead with discussions to extend fragile truce

Hamas leader’s release reopens old wounds in Israel

A man convicted over his role in a deadly 2002 bombing was released in one of the recent ceasefire exchanges

Bid to oust attorney general a renewal of Israeli government’s judicial overhaul plan

Netanyahu’s right wing regime keen to further curb independent judicial powers

Trump’s threats over Gaza will encourage Netanyahu to back out of ceasefire deal, Hamas says

Trump demanded on Wednesday that Hamas ‘release all hostages now’ or ‘there will be hell to pay’

Taoiseach and UK prime minister to discuss potential Ukraine peace deal at Liverpool summit

Martin says he and Starmer will talk about recent geopolitical events

Israeli security services point finger at Netanyahu as they own up to errors over Hamas’s October 7th incursion

The prime minister is resisting an inquiry into what brought about the devasting attack by Palestinian militants

Arab League had no choice but to find alternative to Trump’s proposal to resettle 2.3m Gazans in Egypt and Jordan

Long criticised for disunity, the bloc now has a $53bn plan to rebuild Gaza Strip, boost its economy and replace Hamas

New Israeli military chief assumes command with Gaza ceasefire in balance

Fighting in enclave has been halted since January under a truce brokered by Qatar and Egypt

Arab leaders agree to Egyptian plan for Gaza reconstruction, avoiding Palestinian resettlement

Cairo summit hears proposal in contrast to Trump’s ‘Riviera’ vision

Opposition wants Taoiseach to raise Ukraine and Gaza with Trump

Social Democrats and Labour acknowledge that Micheál Martin faces difficult meeting

Israel threatens to cut water and electricity in renewed Gaza siege

Initial 42-day truce has expired as Hamas and Israel remain far apart on broader issues

Halting humanitarian aid to Gaza is a risky strategy by Netanyahu

Analysis: Israeli prime minister reportedly prepared to resume war with Hamas but wants to first increase pressure gradually

Israeli fire kills two Palestinians in Gaza amid impasse over ceasefire

Mediators make effort to salvage the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

Israel halts all aid into Gaza and demands Hamas accepts new ceasefire plan

Hamas condemns ‘cheap extortion’, but both sides stop short of saying ceasefire had ended

Trump’s grotesque Gaza plan is useful for what it reveals about Israeli strategy

Worldview: Was his AI video a rant or a ruse? I have no idea. But what I do know is that after 16 months and the rivers of blood, neither Palestinians nor Israelis are going anywhere

Gaza conflict: Second stage of ceasefire in doubt

Phase two comprises permanent suspension of hostilities and complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from enclave

Israeli political leaders still in denial about responsibility for Hamas October 7th attack

Israel Defense Forces inquiry focused on military aspects of the attack but political leadership has yet to examine multiple other factors in the lead-up to the attack

Israeli military underestimated Hamas, says report on October 7th attacks

Belief was that Hamas could be influenced through pressures that would reduce its motivation for war, primarily by improving Gaza Strip living conditions, report says

Israel releases some Palestinian prisoners after Hamas returns bodies of four hostages

Total of 602 prisoners were due to be released by Israel on Saturday in exchange for six surviving Israeli hostages

As Israel is set to free more Palestinian prisoners, thousands still detained face alleged mistreatment

Conditions of detention have deteriorated dramatically with Israel holding an estimated 10,000 Palestinian prisoners

Israelis line streets as hostage family killed in Gaza are buried in emotional funeral ceremony

Shiri Bibas (32) and her children Ariel (4) and Kfir (nine months) were abducted from Nir Oz in October 7th Hamas attack

Israeli soldiers flee Netherlands following accusations of Gaza war crimes

Similar incidents are reported to have happened in 12 countries

Israel and Hamas pushing for delivery on each other’s promises before second phase of Gaza ceasefire begins

Trump’s envoy to Middle East has to ensure final clauses of first stage are honoured before peace deal can progress

Israel-EU relations should not be ‘held hostage’ by Gaza conflict – foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar

Israel will resume Gaza campaign if Hamas fail to disarm, Israeli minister says

Mary Lou McDonald’s White House boycott is a sign of a more aggressive Sinn Féin approach

In the North, Sinn Féin has stumbled into a trap; it has been able to hold on to the position of First Minister only by virtue of doing very little with it

Tens of thousands attend funeral of Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah as Israeli jets fly overhead

Flights to Beirut fully booked as thousands arrive from around the world, including Irish 'activists'

Hamas condemns Israel’s decision to postpone release of 600 Palestinian prisoners

Israel says releases delayed until the release of next hostages ‘has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies’

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