Israel

Trump’s direct hostage talks with Hamas signal his growing impatience with Israel’s Gaza war

As Israeli-American Edan Alexander is freed, Netanyahu faces fresh criticism for failing to prioritise release of hostages over defeat of Hamas

Germany’s new leadership may be having second thoughts about supporting Netanyahu’s war

Amid the deteriorating situation in Gaza, pro-Israel chancellor Friedrich Merz is learning a hard lesson in Middle East realpolitik

Simon Harris interview: My style of politics is not a problem

Inside Politics: Tánaiste answers questions about housing, Occupied Territories Bill, a proposed levy on streamers like Netflix and more

In Lebanon I eat lunch and listen for the thrum of planes, the blasts of bombs

Beirut Letter: I am unused to the sudden contrast between joy and violence, and feel a deep disquiet

Attorney General ‘raised no issue’ with banning services from illegal Israeli settlements - O’Gorman

Legal issue claim is ‘tactic’ by Government to delay Occupied Territories Bill, Roderic O’Gorman says

Gaza: Israeli strikes kill at least 23 Palestinians, health officials say

Bombardment continues as international warnings grow over Israeli plans to control Gaza aid distribution

Eurovision Song Contest: How are organisers reacting to criticisms of Israel?

Israel’s conduct in Gaza has again prompted criticism of its participation by artists and concern from RTÉ and other broadcasters

Netanyahu could bring about the end of Zionism

Critics have begun to ask if Israel can still convincingly present itself as a safe haven for Jews

Israel will not be involved in Gaza aid plan, says US envoy

Mike Huckabee announces ‘mechanism’ to get food and help to Gazans as Donald Trump prepares to visit Middle East

Eurovision: RTÉ gets ‘commitment’ from European Broadcasting Union to discuss Israel participation

Song Contest organiser confirms it will have ‘broader discussion’ with participating stations

Israeli concern over reported Trump shift on Saudi nuclear talks

Riyadh normalising relations with Israel had been US precondition for progressing civilian nuclear programme discussions

‘So much gratitude in West Bank for Irish solidarity’: How Nobel Prize-winners are raising Palestinians’ plight

Delegation of women hears of ‘system of violence and impunity’ on visit to territory occupied by Israel

Syrian Druze are walking a ‘tightrope’ between Damascus and Israel

Pilgrims travel to pray at shrine to Shuaib in Israel for first time in more than 75 years

Letters to the Editor, May 8th: On learning from Northern Ireland, awaiting the new pope, and the closure of Castletown House

‘India and Pakistan remain locked in a cycle of suspicion, conflict and nationalist posturing’

Israel planning ‘major event’ of destruction and displacement in Gaza

More details emerge of Israel’s plan to expand offensive in Gaza Strip

Israel not included in Yemen-US ceasefire, say Houthis

The group said the agreement with US president Donald Trump did not extend to their activities against Israel

Netherlands backs calls for review of EU-Israel agreement

Israel aid blockage worsening ‘dire humanitarian situation’ in Gaza, Dutch minister tells EU foreign chief

Ireland among six countries expressing ‘grave concern’ over Israeli plans to occupy Gaza

Letter signed by the foreign ministers of Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia and Spain

Israeli strikes kill 15 in Gaza school housing displaced families, medics say

Israel continues to demolish homes in Rafah, Hamas rejects interim truce in return for a resumption of aid for a few days

RTÉ seeks discussion over Israel’s inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest

Former Eurovision contestants called for Israel’s expulsion from the competition because of the Gaza war

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