Aid groups warn of further Gaza devastation as Save the Children among charities facing ban
Israel’s new registration procedures could deny life-giving care to Palestinians in 2026
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It is right to be careful about our language after Bondi. But we can’t fall silent on Gaza
Jewish people are not the State of Israel, no more than Irish people were the IRA. Equally, the people of Gaza are not Hamas. But hatred has no respect for logic
Israeli government presents new settlement plan for occupied West Bank
Development would effectively block establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, says watchdog
UN aid agency says Israeli police forcibly entered compound in Jerusalem
Unrwa says unauthorised entry is an unacceptable violation of its privileges as a UN agency
Bethlehem holds first Christmas celebrations for two years
West Bank city had suspended celebrations due to conflict in Gaza
Complaint filed against Microsoft Ireland alleging it facilitated mass processing of ‘illegal’ surveillance data on Palestinians
Irish Council for Civil Liberties made the complaint to the Data Protection Commission in Dublin
Israeli police open inquiry after two Palestinians shot and killed in West Bank
Video footages appears to show both men exiting a building in city of Jenin and lying on ground in apparent surrender
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank who appeared to be surrendering
Video footage and eyewitness accounts suggest the men were unarmed when shot
Israel launches new military operation in northern West Bank
Assault extends military operations launched across parts of the northern West Bank this year
Palestinian economy suffers collapse after Israel-Hamas conflict, UN says
Gaza war and economic restrictions in Israeli-occupied West Bank have wiped out decades of growth
Twenty years in an Israeli prison: ‘We will never accept being sent away. We’re not terrorists’
A Palestinian man released from Israel’s prison system is happy to be getting married, but ex-prisoners and their families tell of harsh conditions, inside and out
Jewish settlers condemned for ‘crossing red line’ after escalation of violence in West Bank
Robust Israeli measures against attacks on Palestinian people and property unlikely in an election year
Israel’s expulsion of Palestinians from refugee camps called ‘war crime’, report finds
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams during its ‘Operation Iron Wall’
Protest outside Dáil calls for inclusion of services in Occupied Territories Bill
Activists and Opposition concerned legislation would only include trade of goods from illegal Israeli settlements
Mark O’Connell: You’re not on the right side of history – there is no right side
‘History’ has become final arbiter of rights and wrongs, a secular ‘you better get right with Jesus’
Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains
Health ministry says 284 people added to total after their identities were verified between October 31st and November 7th
View from Palestine: How do we rebuild Gaza when more than 80% of buildings are destroyed?
Addressing starvation and medical relief are immediate priorities, but we must look beyond too
US ‘Bibi-sitters’ keep a close eye on Israel
Washington is keeping Israel on a tight leash, doing everything it can to preserve the Gaza ceasefire
Israel-US talks undermined by annexation vote and accusations of racism
Knesset endorses preliminary reading of Bill to annex West Bank as far-right minister insults Saudi Arabia
Attacks on Palestinian farmers during West Bank’s olive harvest captured on video
Masked Israeli settler is filmed clubbing a 55-year-old Palestinian woman while she was picking olives
Gaza ceasefire: Which Palestinian prisoners have been released?
A total of 250 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails and 1,700 Gazan detainees have been released under peace deal
Garda will reconsider Palestinian man’s allegations against Airbnb over West Bank properties, court hears
Garda Commissioner is conceding to certain reliefs sought
Dublin-based Microsoft engineer quits over tech giant’s links to Israeli military
Pro-Palestine group protests outside firm’s Leopardstown offices after software worker resigns
A gym near Bethlehem offers a ‘bridge between Ireland and Palestine’
Aida refugee camp has close links with Ireland thanks to ACLAÍ Palestine gym founder Ainle Ó Cairealláin
Gaza peace negotiations ‘at crucial stage,’ says Tánaiste
Social Democrats claim Government is denying family reunification for Palestinians, citing case of mother of four
Trump’s pledge to stop annexation of West Bank a blow to Israeli right wing
‘Creeping’ takeover of Palestinian territory set to continue as Netanyahu government approaches end of term
Will Donald Trump’s promises to Arab leaders force a reckoning with Netanyahu?
US president made the promise to Arab and Muslim leaders in meeting on sidelines of UN General Assembly
Israel seeks permanent Gaza control and Jewish majority in West Bank, UN inquiry finds
Report details details Israeli authorities’ extensive, systematic demolition of civilian infrastructure in Gaza
As more states recognise Palestine, the Middle East faces dystopian and utopian possibilities
The ultimate outcome hangs on the staunchly pro-Israel US president Donald Trump
Recognition of Palestinian state risks becoming a hollow gesture
In the West Bank, where I am based, and in East Jerusalem, Israeli settlement expansion continues unchecked
Britain, Portugal, Canada and Australia formally recognise Palestinian state
Move comes as Israel intensifies military action in Gaza and expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
Palestinian generations unite to tell Downing Street current conflict was ‘made in Britain’
Ninety-one-year-old and his grandson, shot more than six decades apart, present petition holding UK responsible for divisions
‘This land is wonderful for wine’: Israeli settlers strengthen grip on West Bank
From wineries to Airbnbs, settlers are expanding their footprint in the occupied territories as Palestinians face deepening restrictions
Why the UAE’s intervention in West Bank carries real weight
It was the most prominent of the three Arab states to sign diplomatic accords with Israel when Trump was first in office
Israel drops plan to annex parts of West Bank after ‘red line’ warning
Emirati officials warn Israeli sovereignty over occupied territory would destroy diplomatic agreement
Letters to the Editor, September 3rd: On the West Bank, school secretaries, supports for artists, and tradwives
‘These vital staff are still denied basic entitlements’
Why is EU deadlocked on Israeli sanctions over Gaza?
A group of former EU ambassadors and senior staff have begun pressuring member states to take national action
Belgium to recognise Palestinian state at UN General Assembly
Move comes as Israel considers West Bank annexation
Millions in EU funds have gone to Israeli defence industry, investigation finds
Money has continued to flow to military tech firms since siege of Gaza in 2023
‘We’ll have nowhere to go’: Israeli settlement plan divides opinion - and the West Bank
A settler mayor defends the controversial construction, a far-right minister hails it is a nail in the coffin of a Palestinian state, and a Bedouin tribe member expects expulsion
Palestinian nurses conclude intensive surgical training in Ireland
Rotation characterised as ‘key step’ in advance of spring 2026 opening of Jubilee building in West Bank baby hospital
‘There’s nobody left’: Israeli offensive forces exodus from West Bank refugee camp
Two years ago, the UN said nearly 14,000 people were living in Nur Shams camp. Now, it is practically empty
‘We have no choice’: Palestinian women reveal exploitation working in Israeli settlements
Workers describe harsh conditions and sexual harassment but say economic collapse leaves them with few options
Israeli settlement plans mark ‘final nail in coffin of Palestinian state’, says minister
Bezalel Smotrich launches plan to revive long-stalled E1 project that divides the West Bank in two
Israeli hostages not a priority for ministers planning Gaza takeover
Captives are unlikely to survive a further occupation or the annihilation of their brutal Hamas kidnappers
Microsoft provides data storage for Israeli military
A Microsoft spokesperson did not comment on a query about Irish data centres’ involvement
Teaching Gaza’s children online: ‘A student said: ‘I’m wounded in hospital but I want you to send me homework’’
Through a virtual school, Ayda Elsayed Ahmed has taught 480 students in Gaza online
Israeli forces kill at least 27 at food site while minister’s al-Aqsa visit causes outrage
Israel vehemently denies there is a starvation crisis in Gaza
Palestinian children detained by Israeli forces: ‘They put on music and colourful lights and started dancing over us ... They had their feet on our backs’
Two Palestinian teenagers from the occupied West Bank describe suffering and seeing systematic abuses while in Israeli detention
Trump envoy Witkoff to inspect food aid delivery in Gaza
Canada the latest western power to say it will recognise a Palestinian state
‘But Ireland loves us,’ the children said. They were not the only ones confused
A group of volunteers flew to Jordan to give Palestinian GAA fans an alternative holiday after their visas to Ireland were refused
‘They are very weak, they’re thin, their minds have stopped’: Stranded fathers’ anguish over children in Gaza
Separated from their families by war and closed borders, Gazan workers describe life in limbo — haunted by hunger, loss and the voices of children they can no longer protect
Letters to the Editor, July 23rd: On the EU response to Gaza, planning nostalgia and taxing Ireland
Unremitting suffering of Palestinians is a blot on our collective humanity
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