Palestinian Authority

Trump administration plans include payments for Palestinians to leave

Britain, France, Australia and Canada vow to formally recognise Palestinian state at summit

Workers describe harsh conditions and sexual harassment but say economic collapse leaves them with few options

Palestinian Authority denounces incident as ‘an unprecedented provocation’

In August 2005 Israeli settlers were told to leave by their government, a move opposed by Binyamin Netanyahu

Tánaiste Simon Harris encourages Israeli protests against Netanyahu government

Ehud Olmert says promises by powerful nations amount to a threat to dismantle Netanyahu’s legacy

Canada the latest western power to say it will recognise a Palestinian state

US visa ban on Palestinian officials could harden support for official recognition

Britain, France and Australia among signatories to letter also calling on Israel to allow UN to carry out life-saving work

Children’s hospital in Gaza City is damaged in separate attack

Europe needs to put ‘maximum’ pressure on Russia, EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says

Hamas sticking to its position that any agreement must lead to an end to the war in Gaza, Palestinian and Egyptian sources say

Such a plan is backed by far-right Israeli government coalition members who ultimately aim to restore Jewish settlement in Gaza while encouraging local population to emigrate

Almost 1,900 incidents of violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied territory have been logged, says UN body

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

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

Mohammed Bin Salman is expected to host counterparts from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in Riyadh on Friday to discuss the proposal

UN says more than 41,000 Palestinians have fled their homes in the occupied territory during Israel’s military campaign

Palestinians unite in their outright rejection of plan to remove residents from their own land

Widespread support in Israel for ceasefire amid relief at return of hostages despite high price involved in release of Palestinian detainees

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

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

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

Abbas blamed for rampant corruption and mismanagement and held responsible for rift with Hamas

Two recent developments have removed obstacles to Israel establishing a military administration in the Gaza Strip

Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid says if UN fails to suspend Israel over its cutting of ties with Unrwa, it will create ‘a vacuum in international law’

More detailed US truce proposal coming in days, CIA director says

Israeli assault force targeting a variety of militant groups in Palestinian cities and refugee camps in West Bank

Widely suspected of being the architect of the October 7th attacks, Sinwar has wielded an effective veto over ceasefire negotiations with Israel

Israeli finance minister responds by calling for annexation of West Bank

Surging settler violence, military raids and economic pressure have further undermined the credibility of the PA leadership

Micheál Martin says Ireland will back Ursula von der Leyen for European Commission president

Attempt to seek an arrest warrant for Netanyahu has briefly rallied support around the Israeli leader, but that masks a deeper divide over the ‘day after’

Months of co-ordination led to what is seen by participants as an imperfect attempt to revive moribund Middle Eastern peace hopes

Prospects for a ceasefire breakthrough remain low

The fact that the well-flagged statement was synchronised with parallel announcements from the Norwegian and Spanish governments adds to its weight

Ireland’s move does not recognise a specific government in the area and is based on various UN resolutions

For decades, Israeli officials complained they had no “valid interlocutor” while holding Marwan Barghouti in an Israeli jail