Palestine

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

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

Sinn Féin MEP’s delegation was put on a return flight while on official business

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

The six are the last living hostages from group of 33 due to be freed under first stage of ceasefire deal

Israeli prime minister Netanyahu threatens revenge after wrong body was returned on Thursday

Bashar Murkus and Khashabi use the tools of contemporary theatre to portray despair in new ways

Palestinian militant group says six living hostages will be released this weekend

Gaza proposal calls for 'secure areas' where Palestinians can live while construction work is carried out

Netanyahu again describes US president as the greatest friend Israel has had in the White House

Israel has also began releasing 369 Palestinians, easing fears that the ceasefire could collapse

The two leads invite great empathy for characters too often forced into desperate decisions

Jordan absorbed most of the 750,000 Palestinians who fled the Israeli-Arab war in 1948. A fresh influx could destabilise the country

Tánaiste says ‘radical’ amendment need on legislation to avoid EU infringement proceedings

Israel’s Netanyahu threatens to end ceasefire if Hamas does not release hostages on Saturday

Refugee-themed thriller offers a timely insight into the complex consequences of statelessness

‘Bookseller of Jerusalem’ and his nephew operate famous Educational Bookshop stores in East Jerusalem

Joy of some Israelis watching release turned to shock when they saw emaciated state of hostages

Militant group hands over Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy to Red Cross in Deir Al-Balah

Controversy comes as figures show the number of Palestinians seeking asylum in Ireland has increased more than eightfold

Israel must respect that ‘Ireland is for Irish people and Palestine is for Palestinians’, says Palestinian ambassador to Ireland

Remarks from Frances Black, who introduced Occupied Territories Bill, come in advance of meeting with Tánaiste

Claim of need to ‘start from scratch’ is to ‘avoid taking action’, Roderic O’Gorman says

St Patrick’s Day visit should be cancelled if US president remains on ‘trajectory towards ethnic cleansing’, Social Democrats say

Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid calls for humanitarian support, not ‘business deals’, for devastated enclave

The Israel leader hopes to return from Washington with significant achievements on two fronts

Critics decry Michael D Higgins speech for Holocaust Memorial Day, politicians’ stance on Gaza and the Occupied Territories Bill

The details of their ordeals vary, but all yearn for the return of the people still held captive

Occupied Territories Bill ‘might pose problems’ for multinationals and other businesses in Ireland, Department of Enterprise briefing note states

West Bank at risk of even more violence, and events in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria have significantly weakened Iranian regime

Ceasefire in Gaza and election of pro-Israel US president Donald Trump likely to feed into deliberations on Occupied Territories Bill

Amr al-Najjar and his cousins died in an air strike just hours before the Israel-Hamas truce took effect

Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon will be handed over on Saturday

Mass movement of Palestinians back into Gaza encountering lack of basic supplies, sewage treatment systems, freshwater and public waste management. It is claimed the war has reversed development by 60 years

Trump suggests move to resettle population to ‘clean out’ war-ravaged territory

‘Commentators found it impossible to imagine a different camp: the camp of life’ when faced with demands to cease the slaughter of innocents

Palestinians have cause for increased concern

Khalida Jarrar most prominent of 90 Palestinians released on Sunday as part of first phase of ceasefire agreement

Micheál Martin stands over his criticism of Michael Lowry when the Moriarty tribunal’s report was published in 2011, and said what was revealed by the tribunal was ‘shocking’

Thousands gather in Tel Aviv to celebrate as release of Israeli hostages begins following ceasefire