Ultra-Orthodox Jews block traffic with anti-draft protests
Campaign by the community against conscription has intensified since ‘draft dodgers’ were handed over to the military police
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Vance calls for sides to work together as Iran peace talks begin in Switzerland
Tehran’s leadership says it has closed Strait of Hormuz over Israeli ‘crimes’ in Lebanon
‘A city of ghosts’: Grief and defiance in Lebanon’s shattered south
Residents return after ceasefire to assess destruction, mourn the dead and weigh an uncertain future
More than 1,000 killed by Israel in Gaza since beginning of ceasefire, health ministry says
Violence in Palestinian enclave has continued despite renewed push for fresh truce by mediators
Israel blindsided by US–Iran pact tying Gulf ceasefire to Lebanon
Trump’s sidelining of Israel and criticism of its Lebanon campaign deepen domestic political and security anxieties
Israel seizes more territory in Gaza, killing at least two in latest attack
Almost 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in enclave since October 2025 truce brokered by US was announced
Iran-US deal is opposed across Israel’s political spectrum
‘Israel won the battle but Netanyahu lost the war’, head of Knesset opposition says
Israeli military attacks Hizbullah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs
Lebanese militant group says it fired missiles and drones towards Israeli troops
Escalating violence driving surge in Palestinian deaths in West Bank
More Palestinians killed since 2023 than in the previous 17 years combined, with children accounting for a growing share of the toll, UN data shows
Why Netanyahu defied Trump’s orders and retaliated against Iran
Israeli prime minister opted for escalation despite US calls for restraint as election pressures mount
Teenagers enlisted as agents of mayhem by Russia and Iran
Russia and Iran have long enlisted proxies to perform hostile acts on European soil, but targeting minors represents a new twist on their subversive gig economy
Inside southern Lebanon’s temporary graveyards: ‘People are dying day by day. No one is batting an eye’
Makeshift cemeteries across the south provide a place for the dead until it is safe to hold a proper funeral in their home towns
Trump declares ceasefire in Lebanon as planned Israeli strike on Beirut halted
Senior Shia politician claims Hizbullah ready for full ceasefire, raising hopes for extension of truce between US and Iran
‘An inside job’: US public opinion on Israel has shifted
World View: Disgust at Israel’s assault on Gaza and Iran war have precipitated a shift, including among prominent Jews
Israel pushes deep into Lebanon with evacuation orders issued to residents
France requests meeting of United Nations Security Council over latest escalation
Israeli army captures 900-year-old Beaufort Castle as troops push into Lebanon
Defence minister announces seizure of medieval fortress as Israeli forces move beyond Litani river
We must demand EU puts sanctions on Israel before Lebanon is destroyed
Asking Lebanese to leave their homes so Israeli military can bomb indiscriminately is wrong
Israel’s defence minister says large-scale Palestinian migration from Gaza will go ahead
Israel Katz says government will implement plan for many Palestinians to leave Gaza ‘at the right time and in the right manner’
Israel declares new swathe of Lebanon ‘a combat zone’, warns residents to leave
Military’s statement appears to signal further escalation despite April 16th ceasefire
Intensified IDF airstrikes in Lebanon follow surge in Hizbullah drone attacks
Northern Israeli communities and soldiers in south Lebanon ‘easy targets’ for fibreoptic drones immune to jamming
Israel says it killed new Hamas military leader in Gaza
Mohammad Odeh killed during air strikes less than two weeks after Israel killed his predecessor
Irish aid flotilla detainees due to fly home on Saturday
Fourteen Irish citizens among more than 400 pro-Palestine activists Israel deported on Thursday
Flotilla’s bravery stands in stark contrast to political inertia over Israel’s actions
Ireland can no longer have dealings with Netanyahu’s Israel
Fourteen Irish flotilla activists subjected to ‘shocking treatment’ by Israel arrive in Turkey
Taoiseach calls for EU ban on Israeli settlement products after ‘shocking treatment’ of Global Sumud Flotilla activists
Ireland leads calls to review EU-Israel trade
Inside Politics: Micheál Martin says behaviour of Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir towards Gaza flotilla activists was ‘disgusting’ and ‘disgraceful’
‘Disgusting behaviour’: Taoiseach condemns Israeli minister who taunts detained Gaza flotilla activists
Irish activist is restrained by soldiers and pushed to the ground in video circulated by Itamar Ben-Gvir
Israel detains more Irish citizens on Gaza flotilla, bringing total to 13
Israeli ministry denies live ammunition used when two vessels were fired upon by its forces
President’s sister among Irish people detained by Israel after Gaza aid boats intercepted
Irish detainees preparing to go on hunger strike, says activist shortly before capture
Israeli outposts in Iraq desert kept secret for months
A chance discovery ends in death and exposes covert Israeli operations deep inside Iraqi territory
Israel kills at least seven in latest attack on Gaza that it says targeted Hamas commander
At least 50 injured with women and child among dead after in air strikes on apartment and vehicle in Palestinian enclave
Israel escalates attacks on Gaza since halting Iran strikes, killing 120 Palestinians
Increase in attacks on enclave further sign of stalled progress under Trump’s plan to halt Israel-Hamas war
How Hizbullah fought back against Israel’s northern offensive
The Lebanese militant group was sharply diminished by its 2024 war with Israel – but the latest conflict has shown it is not a spent force
Israel strike hits Beirut’s suburbs for first time since Lebanon ceasefire began last month
US attacks Iranian-flagged ship as France says maritime group ready to escort vessels in Hormuz
Seven Irish citizens held by Israel after Gaza aid flotilla intercepted in international waters
President’s sister, Margaret Connolly, among 22 Irish on vessels taking part in attempt to break Israeli blockade of Palestinian territory
Catherine Connolly’s sister part of Gaza aid flotilla ‘intercepted’ by Israel
Global Sumud Flotilla organisers decry capture of boats in international waters off Crete as an ‘escalation of Israel’s impunity’
Israel begins intercepting Gaza aid flotilla Catherine Connolly’s sister is part of
Margaret Connolly, one of President’s 13 siblings, is a GP and activist based in Co Sligo
German trial of Irish man charged over attack on IDF-connected offices is a ‘show trial’, says TD
Richard Boyd Barrett says Daniel Tatlow-Devally engaged in ‘direct action protest’ against genocide
Dubliner Daniel Tatlow-Devally goes on trial in Stuttgart accused of anti-Israel actions
Five accused of trespass, damage, membership of criminal group and use of Hamas-linked symbols
‘We are preparing for the last battle’: life along Israel’s new yellow line in southern Lebanon
Israeli military has ‘no mercy for the children, for the people and for the buildings’, says one civic leader
Amal Khalil, the Lebanese journalist killed by Israel, had continued to work despite threats
Earlier this year, press-freedoms organisation said killing of journalists was at an all-time high, ‘primarily due to the actions of one government’
Iran dismisses US ‘ploy’ after Donald Trump extends ceasefire ‘indefinitely’
But United States military blockades of Strait of Hormuz to remain
US and Iran plan new talks but ‘lots of bombs’ will go off if deal not made, says Trump
Netanyahu says Israel has ‘not finished’ in Iran as fresh air strikes launched at Lebanon during ceasefire with Hizbullah
Northern Ireland investment arm accused of helping fund Israeli F-35 fighter aircraft
Court asked if profiting from international arms industry and human rights abuses should be permitted
Two children among at least 11 Palestinians killed by Israel in separate Gaza incidents
Israel has escalated attacks on enclave’s Hamas-led police and security forces since beginning of ceasefire last October
At war with Iran again, some Israelis fear conflict is becoming routine
Most Israelis support the war with Iran, but many doubt it will solve Israel’s long-term security problems
Dozens killed in Israeli air strikes on Lebanon
At least six members of the same family were killed in the village of Kfar Hatta
Trump threatens to escalate strikes on Iran unless it opens Strait of Hormuz
US president says ‘Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day’ in post on social media
Iranians reel from US-Israeli attacks on civilian infrastructure
While Donald Trump has signalled he is preparing to end the Iran conflict, the US and Israel have pressed on with their bombardment
Israel and the death penalty
It is no longer acceptable for any democratic country to hide behind politics
War in the Middle East has cooled enthusiasm of conservatives for an Irish Trump
Cracks are appearing in the so-called ‘conservative’ alliance, nationally and internationally
‘We will die or stay’: Families in south Lebanon confront threat of renewed Israeli occupation
As tensions escalate along the frontier, residents brace for what many fear could become the region’s next protracted occupation
IMF warns Iran conflict will lead to higher prices as Trump makes new threat
US president threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy grid if ceasefire not reached ‘shortly’
‘They weren’t carrying weapons’: Hundreds attend funeral of journalists killed by Israeli strikes
Calls made for investigation after fatal attack on Fatima and Mohammad Ftouni and Ali Shuaib in Lebanon
Iran rejects US peace plan, offers its own conditions to end war
Tehran determined to continue defending itself and will deliver ‘severe blows’ until demands are met, official says
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