Benjamin Netanyahu

US reluctance until now to urge ceasefire seen as way of giving Israelis time to go after Hamas

US says it is working ‘intensively’ to end violence as no let-up in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Security Council agreement proves elusive due to resistance from United States

Ten children among 42 Palestinians reported killed in Israeli air strikes on Sunday

Explainer: The events that lead to air strikes, rockets and a rising death toll

At least 140 people, including 39 children, have been killed in Gaza since Monday

Some fear civil war may break out as long-held frustrations explode into mob rage

Gaza conflict worsens as wave of communal violence grips Israel

As conflict with Palestinian militants escalates, Joe Biden makes clear where he stands

Decades of pent-up grievances and nationalism turn into communal clashes in Israel

Ireland must ask ‘hard questions’ regarding respect for international law, says Coveney

For Palestinians, who hope to see East Jerusalem as capital of their state, the march and evictions are expressions of the one issue: Israel’s determination to make that aspiration impossible

Justice minister says tragedy underlined the dangers of ultra-Orthodox “autonomy” within Israeli society

Boy (13) among those buried following crush at religious festival at Mount Meron

At least 45 people killed and 150 others injured in crush at religious festival

People were asphyxiated or trampled in tightly packed passageway, witnesses say