Eight people in Gaza refugee camp among 15 killed in latest strikes by Israel
Israeli minister criticises Pope Francis’ call to study whether war in Palestinian enclave constitutes a genocide
Israel Defence Forces
Taoiseach strongly rejects charges of anti-Semitism by Israel’s foreign minister
US Chamber of Commerce raised concerns with Irish Government about the Occupied Territories Bill
Israel kills 36 Palestinians in latest attacks on Gaza as US official says ceasefire may be close
Comments come as Israeli military claims air strike that killed 13 was done to prevent Hamas hijacking aid shipment in south of enclave
Israeli air strikes kill at least 38 Palestinians in latest attacks on Gaza
Journalist Eman Al-Shanti among the dead, the 193rd member of the press killed in the war since October 2023
Soc Dems suspend Eoin Hayes for giving incorrect information about sale of shares from firm linked to Israeli military
TD, who will now sit as an independent when Dáil resumes, says shares were not sold earlier due to ‘administrative barriers’
Embarrassment for Social Democrats over TD’s shares in firm supplying technology to Israel
Eoin Hayes denied that it was politically hypocritical for him to call for the State to divest its interest in Israel when he was making money from the company
Syria’s interim leader backed by former rebels to take on role of caretaker prime minister
Israel denies troops are advancing on Damascus despite acknowledging some had taken up positions outside demilitarised zone
Israel moves tanks into Golan Heights demilitarised zone and strikes ‘strategic targets’ in Syria
Binyamin Netanyahu says IDF moves to ensure ‘no hostile force embeds itself next to Israel’s border’
Israel reinforces border as rebels advance in Syria
Ceasefire negotiations resume as 32 Gaza residents are killed
South Lebanon after the ceasefire: Ruins, funerals and talk of resistance
There are signs of mass return, of cleaning and clearing; a sense of reclamation, but also of grief
Sherin’s mother prays she won’t be left lying in the street to be eaten by scavenging dogs
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
Israel kills at least 39 Palestinians in latest strikes on Gaza, including attack on tent camp
Women and children among dead as makeshift shelters set ablaze in near Khan Younis, an area Israel calls a humanitarian zone
Israeli delegation expected to discuss ceasefire deal in Egypt
Air strikes kill at least 47 people across Gaza, say Palestinian medics
Ceasefire offers displaced southern Lebanese a chance to bury their dead
Despite a halt to attacks, many Lebanese refer to a ‘one-sided ceasefire’ amid reports of multiple breaches by Israel
Israeli strikes kill at least 23 Palestinians across Gaza as army issues new evacuation orders
Israel threatens to return to war in Lebanon if its truce with Hizbullah collapses
Spurred by Trump’s return, Jewish settlers eye full control of West Bank
Lawmaker from Binyamin Netanyahu’s party speaks of ‘window of opportunity’ for making occupied West Bank ‘an inseparable part of Israel’
Ceasefire in Lebanon is unlikely to bring respite to Gaza, where the onslaught continues
The ceasefire offers something to both sides: Hezbollah has been severely weakened by months of Israeli onslaught while it has been welcomed across the political spectrum in Israel
‘I’m going to go home and see my dog and get a Chinese’: Irish Unifil troops welcomed home from Lebanon
Israel’s invasion of Lebanon made peacekeeping tour among most dangerous and complex undertaken by an Irish unit
More than 1,000 doctors and nurses killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza in past year, officials say
More than 310 other medical personnel ‘arrested, tortured and executed in prisons’, Hamas-run health authorities say
Israel steps closer to setting up military administration in Gaza
Two recent developments have removed obstacles to Israel establishing a military administration in the Gaza Strip
Fears grow that Israel is going to wipe Palestinians from northern Gaza
Atrocity is piling on to atrocity at a level unlike anything we have ever seen
Hizbullah’s head of communications killed in Israeli air strike on central Beirut
Some 100 Palestinians reportedly killed following three Israeli attacks on central and northern Gaza
Middle East crisis: Israeli strike on school in Gaza refugee camp kills 10
Some 15 strikes carried out by Israel on Beirut for fifth consecutive day as eight killed in attacks across Lebanon
Irish soldiers prevented from leaving Lebanon after drunken airport fight
Five Defence Forces troops were ‘blowing off steam’ after six-month tour when bar fight erupted while waiting for flight home
Trump reportedly greenlights Lebanon ceasefire after briefing by Israeli minister
Draft agreement notes Hizbullah withdrawal north of Litani river, about 30km north of Israeli border in most areas
‘They are late today’: Waiting for an Israeli strike in Beirut
Regular and deadly attacks have produced a strange, dark reality in Lebanon’s capital
On his return to Web Summit, the often outspoken chief executive Paddy Cosgrave is now an epitome of caution
This tech conference is profitable and expanding, but its 70,000-visitor Lisbon conference remains the jewel in its crown
Israeli forces kill 22 in Gaza and force new displacement in north of strip
Air strikes pound Beirut for second consecutive day
Attack, withdraw, return: Israel’s bloody cycle of war in north Gaza
North Gaza is the centre of a renewed Israeli offensive that over the past five weeks has unleashed some of the Israeli military’s most devastating attacks
Israel mounts heavy strikes on Beirut suburbs as defence minister rules out ceasefire
Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 50 people, including a Hamas leader, as hospital director warns of ‘alarming’ malnutrition in Palestinian enclave
‘We will leave when we die. We will have the real life after that’
In Baalbek, eastern Lebanon, many of those who heeded Israeli evacuation warnings have returned home despite the continuing danger
Gaza: Nearly 70% of war dead are women and children, says UN rights office
Three Lebanese killed and six UN peacekeepers injured in Israeli drone strike amid ‘deliberate and direct destruction’ of Unifil property
Amsterdam clashes: All we know about attacks on Israeli fans after football game
Five people taken to hospital after anti-Semitic violence erupted after game in Amsterdam
Mark O’Connell: This man has the most despicable job in America. He doesn’t have to seem like he’s enjoying it
As State Department Spokesperson, it is Matthew Miller’s job to communicate to the media the administration’s position in relation to Israel’s mass murder of Palestinians in Gaza
Protests break out in Israel as Netanyahu sacks defence minister Gallant
Move described by opposition leader as ‘act of madness’ follows further Israeli air strikes in Gaza, in which at least 35 are killed
Four held over information theft from Israel Defense Forces
Intelligence was leaked to foreign media outlets to mislead public opinion against ceasefire and hostage-release deal with Hamas
Pro-Israel bot network suspected of targeting Irish troops in Lebanon
Suspected bots encourage attacks on outposts while accusing peacekeepers of anti-Israeli views
Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel continues to attack Gaza and Lebanon
Israeli military says it killed one of the last surviving high-ranking members of Hamas
Life in a Lebanese Palestinian camp: ‘We still don’t feel safe. At any time they may strike here as well’
Women in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian camp talk about how their lives have been changed by Israel’s attack
Israel says it is ready to pursue diplomatic solution in Lebanon. But what does this mean?
Most of Hizbullah’s infrastructure near Lebanon-Israel border has been destroyed, according to Israel Defense Forces
World leaders urge restraint after Israeli air strikes on Iran
Iran says air raid caused ‘limited damage’
The Killing of Gaza by Gideon Levy & The Gates of Gaza by Amir Tibon: Two very different books
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
Inside a Lebanese hospital: ‘We are here to help civilians, we can’t leave’
Nabatieh has been under evacuation orders since early October. Despite this, civilians remain, and it is for them that city’s hospital stays open, staff say
Israel launched a dozen attacks on UN troops in Lebanon, says leaked report
Confidential document says 15 peacekeepers injured by white phosphorus
Israeli military besieges hospitals and shelters for displaced people in north of Gaza
Air strikes force hundreds of Beirut residents flee their homes as Israel says it has arrested network of citizens spying for Iran
Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza and Lebanon, telling residents to leave Hizbullah-linked areas
Unifil peacekeepers say Israeli military ‘deliberately’ demolished observation town and perimeter fence of UN position
‘They’re still stalling’: Protesters in Dublin call for Occupied Territories Bill to be passed immediately
Irish Government has ‘not walked the walk’ on action against Israel, campaigners say
IDF reference removed from EU leaders’ criticism of attacks on peacekeepers in Lebanon
Mention of Israel Defense Forces cut from European Council statement on Unifil attacks
Yahya Sinwar: Who was the Hamas leader? Reported architect of October 7th massacre killed in Gaza
Israel’s military says the long-time militant group member and its eventual head was killed in Gaza
Israel continues to bomb Gaza as hopes fade of Hamas leader’s death ending war
More than 60 deaths recorded in territory in past day as Israel launches more air strikes and sends in more troops
Death of Yahya Sinwar regarded by Israel as the effective defeat of Hamas
Israel’s military says sweep of area by forces after a firefight uncovered three bodies, with DNA testing confirming one to be Sinwar
Gaza: At least 28, including children, killed in Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced people
Israeli military claims location had dozens of militants present inside compound when attack took place
Mayor among 16 killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon municipality building
Lebanese prime minister accuses Israel of intentionally targeting Nabatieh council meeting called to discuss war relief
Humanitarian agencies fear Gaza-type scenario in Lebanon
Unicef and World Food Programme call for urgent funds as Lebanon suffers ‘same trauma, same fear’ as in Gaza
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