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Deal set to exchange dozens of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians in Israeli jails and pause 15-month war for initial six weeks

News of ceasefire was greeted not with exuberant celebrations but rather with a sombre recognition that finally Israel has reached the beginning of the end

My eight-year-old daughter Ella’s excitement didn’t rub off on the other passengers on the bus, who seemed unfazed by the breaking news

US vice-president Kamala Harris says Washington expects agreement to be implemented in full and on time

Israeli cabinet’s delay in voting on the proposed deal which is due to begin on Sunday sparks concerns that it may unravel

Binyamin Netanyahu’s aim of returning 200,000 Israelis to southern and northern communities abandoned during war is unlikely until Gaza has been pacified by political means

Biden and Trump express optimism a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas can be agreed within days

Contentious proposed law would ban trade with Israeli firms operating in occupied Palestinian territory

Bezalel Smotrich calls for country to take over ‘entire civil management of Gaza Strip’ and cut humanitarian aid to Palestinians to minimum

US, Qatar and Egypt make most serious attempt yet to reach deal, source says, as Israeli bombardments continue

Israel continues intense bombardment of Palestinian enclave, killing at least 48 in most recent attacks

Palestinian medics say more than 200 people injured in attacks by Israel in 24 hours

Sixty-two people killed over the last day amid surge in Israeli operations in Gaza

Biden administration says it is helping its ally defend against Iran-backed militant groups like Hamas

Israel’s military claims it hit around 40 Hamas gathering points and command centres while taking measures to reduce harm to civilians

Members of Irish press gather for Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s New Year’s Eve vigil

Jumaa al-Batran is one of six Palestinians who have died of exposure and cold in recent days

In the space of a single year, the Islamic Republic of Iran effectively lost three of the key elements in its so-called axis of resistance

WHO ‘appalled’ by raid that put northern Gaza’s last major hospital out of service

At least 25 killed in latest strikes by Israel on Palestinian enclave, including 15 in one Gaza City house

Hamas and Israel trade blame over failure to conclude ceasefire agreement despite recent reported progress

The Indonesian Hospital is one of the Gaza Strip’s few still partially functioning hospitals

Israel receives major boost as pro-Iranian militias in Iraq announce they are stopping their attacks against Israel

Four children were among eight killed when a school used to house displaced people in Gaza City was attacked

As China and Russia weigh up their options in anticipation of Donald Trump’s second presidency, horrified countries in the Global South see Gaza as an emblem of US and European double standards

Israeli minister criticises Pope Francis’ call to study whether war in Palestinian enclave constitutes a genocide

MSF says there are clear signs of ethnic cleansing in Israel’s Gaza offensive as Palestinians are forcibly displaced and bombed

Palestinian official says mediators have narrowed gaps on most of agreement’s clauses and deal could be signed in coming days

Ireland’s position on Israel has always been consistent. If our Government is guilty of anything, it is delay

Diplomats press for deal that would include release of hostages before Donald Trump takes office in US

Comments come as Israeli military claims air strike that killed 13 was done to prevent Hamas hijacking aid shipment in south of enclave

Journalist Eman Al-Shanti among the dead, the 193rd member of the press killed in the war since October 2023

State would submit Declarations of Intervention against Israel and Myanmar as part of plans being put forward by Tánaiste

Conflict started 13 years ago during Arab Spring and escalated to involve opposition groups, extremists and world powers

At least eight of the fatalities were civilians, according to residents and medics

USA, Germany and many other states actively transfer arms to Israel. They are violating their obligation to prevent genocide and are at risk of becoming complicit in the destruction of Palestine and its people

In all the Mercs-and-perks talk about who will get which Cabinet portfolios, there has been scant appetite to face down the warmongers in Jerusalem and Washington

Women and children among dead as makeshift shelters set ablaze in near Khan Younis, an area Israel calls a humanitarian zone

Air strikes kill at least 47 people across Gaza, say Palestinian medics

Israel threatens to return to war in Lebanon if its truce with Hizbullah collapses