Israel-Hamas conflict

It’s hard to comprehend the full horror of what is happening in Gaza even though it’s real

Aid for those in Palestine should not be based on religion, but Christians face specific challenges

Palestinian president Abbas calls for emergency UN Security Council session over ‘bloody massacre’

Student union president Martha Ní Riada claims ‘major success’, saying activists will continue to press UCD

More than 90,000 people, including 30,000 children, have been displaced from their homes since October; 250 of them are living in the Tyre Technical School

Oliver Farry on What Does Israel Fear from Palestine? by Raja Shehadeh & Hope and Despair: Israel's Future in the New Middle East by Michael A Horowitz; Hamas: The Quest for Power; Hadley Freeman Blindness: October 7 and the Left

Israeli tank-led forces advance to southwest fringes of Rafah, with no breakthrough expected on proposed ceasefire

Report from UN agency for children says Israel’s war has ‘brought the food and health systems to collapse’

Hand, whose daughter Emily was held hostage by Hamas for 50 days last year, says move was a ‘reward’ for militant group’s violence

Crew of boat sailing to Gaza to challenge Israeli blockade to spend weekend in Cobh

Israeli prime minister will have addressed congress more times than any other foreign leader

Facility was targeted by fighter jets in Nuseirat and contained a Hamas compound with some 30 fighters, Israel claims

Volatile chemical use by Israeli forces ‘verified’ in at least 17 areas across south Lebanon since October 2023

Israel’s mainstream TV channels have largely avoided showing the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. Instead, viewers are presented with grainy, black and white, video-game-like footage of IDF bombing, all at a distance

Charity has resumed operations since seven of its workers were killed in an Israeli strike in April

Some 900,000 visitors attended display of manuscript at Trinity College Dublin, up from 740,000 the previous year

Prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu says Israel is ‘prepared for a very intensive operation’ near border with Lebanon to restore security in area

Biden’s three-phase plan aims to end eight-month war in Gaza, free all hostages and send massive aid into territory

Finding agreement for the deployment of international forces in Gaza is just one step in the process. First there must be a permanent ceasefire and a peace to keep

Announcement comes amid growing pressure on Netanyahu’s government to accept US ceasefire proposal

US secretary of state called Israeli cabinet member and defence minister and ‘commended’ Israel on the proposal

Israeli PM juggles differing demands of partners after Joe Biden announced latest peace proposal

Taoiseach Simon Harris said proposal was ‘an opportunity that should not be missed’

Protesters want university to call for an end to genocide and to cut all ties with Israel

Israeli military says it has killed 500-600 Hamas militants in Jabilia, north of Gaza City, and confirms its troops are operating in central parts of Rafah

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Hamas says it will not continue ceasefire talks during ongoing ‘aggression’ but is ready for ‘complete agreement’ if Israel halts war

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi among Arab leaders turning to China for support

Ned O’Sullivan says if people ‘condemn what’s happening in Gaza’ they cannot embrace ‘the people who murdered’ Det Garda Jerry O’Sullivan

The Baltic States are a hotbed for investment in innovation for defence, not least as they find themselves closer to the front line with Russia

Near-decade long campaign against International Criminal Court uncovered

Israeli military defies International Court of Justice order and moves tanks deeper into city as Palestinian death toll passes 36,000

Organisations will make a financial donation to the Irish Red Cross to help with its work in Gaza

Gaza authorities claim 21 people were killed in evacuation zone

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’

Throughout the day, a steady stream of people arrived in Merrion Street to capture an image of the Palestinian flag flying outside the Irish parliament

Church of Ireland dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough raise €216,000 for rebuilding of Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza

Dáil briefly suspended as protesters shout ‘sanctions now’ during debate on formal recognition of the state of Palestine

Israeli military denies strike on Rafah evacuation zone as Gaza authorities report 21 killed

There is no mistaking the message of the Palestinian flag flying at Leinster House - Ireland stands with the Palestinians now more than ever