About 200 US troops are being deployed in a support role but will not enter Gaza

US team including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to join talks

Officials urge caution over prospects for rapid agreement as Israel continues bombardment of enclave during talks

Israel deports 170 activists, including 16 Irish citizens and Greta Thunberg, from aid flotilla intercepted en route to enclave

IDF halts assault on Gaza City, Hamas searches for bodies of deceased hostages

Hamas demands guarantees on Israeli withdrawal while Netanyahu’s far-right allies threaten to collapse government

It is understood around 11 children have been identified for an upcoming third evacuation mission

Streameast hosted illegal live steams of major sporting events such as Premier League matches

Majority of Israeli public wants ceasefire but prime minister’s coalition partners do not

At least 11 people killed in aerial and tank fire overnight, say health authorities

Hamas leader due in Cairo for talks about US-backed ceasefire plan

Arab states will not agree to Binyamin Netanyahu’s policies ‘nor clean his mess’, says Jordanian official

He says his country will ‘not be gateway for displacement of Palestinian people’ if Israel tries to expel Gazans

Doctors prefer Jordan crossing to Rafah due to higher quality of hospital in Amman

West Bank dance troupe is also facing problems over permits from Irish authorities, so is postponing its visit

Demonstrators from more than 50 countries went to Egypt for peaceful attempt to reach Rafah crossing

Simon Harris speaks to Saudi and Jordanian counterparts on ‘increasingly dangerous’ situation in Middle East

If Iran is losing a conventional conflict, there is a danger that it will resort to unconventional means of retaliation

Dublin TD first detained while attempting to march to Gaza to deliver aid for the enclave

March through Rafah was ‘never going to happen’, says Taoiseach, as he welcomes release of Irish citizens