Hamas says it is ready to enter ceasefire negotiations in ‘positive spirit’
Group said to want stronger guarantees of permanent end to war as Netanyahu prepares to meet Trump in US
Israel
Anti-Israel sentiment may have prompted taking of 200-year-old Borris House banner, owner believes
Masonic banner could have been confused for Star of David symbol at Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas
Israel continues deadly attacks on Gaza as Trump awaits Hamas reply to ceasefire plan
Aid points are run by a US- and Israeli-backed group that largely bypasses the UN-led aid system
‘Ireland is not anti-Semitic’: Taoiseach rejects criticism from veteran US senator
Idaho Republican and chair of US Senate foreign relations committe Jim Risch said Ireland was on ‘a hateful, anti-Semitic path’
Israel steps up deadly bombardment of Gaza, killing at least 90 people, before ceasefire talks
Warships and artillery launch one of the deadliest bombardments of territory for months
Why is the United Nations not doing more to stop the starvation in Gaza?
The UN Security Council will not intervene in Gaza, writes a former UN staffer. This does not mean that UN member states cannot
Gaza death toll passes 57,000 with little clarity on potential ceasefire
US Senator says Occupied Territories Bill would cause Ireland ‘self-inflicted economic harm’
Trump calls on Hamas to accept ‘final proposal’ for Gaza truce
Hamas official says militant group is ‘ready and serious regarding reaching an agreement’
Zero sum recorded for services traded between Ireland and illegal Israeli settlements in 2023
Committee hears services can be traded on internet and by email and were very difficult to monitor and quantify
Gazans ordered to evacuate amid latest Israeli barrage that kills at least 112 and injures 400
Washington to host ceasefire talks with Israeli officials
Optimism grows for Gaza ceasefire but serious obstacles remain
Israeli military has told political leaders to either end the war or order an expansion
Markets kept calm and carried on through Middle East turmoil
Unless geopolitics alters economic fundamentals, the default reaction is to fade the panic
Israeli strikes kill at least 58 in Gaza ahead of US talks on ceasefire
Twenty people, including women, children and a local journalist, killed in Israeli air strike on beachfront cafe
Tehran says US must rule out any further strikes on Iran if it wants to resume diplomatic talks
Deputy foreign minster says US had not yet stated its position on possible future attacks, nor created confidence required for such dialogue
Terrorism inquiry into Kneecap’s alleged call to murder Tory MPs dropped, Met Police confirms
Force says alleged offences happened outside the statutory time limit for prosecution and decision does not impact other prosecution
Iran ‘has serious doubts’ over Israel’s commitment to ceasefire
Iran demands the UN recognise Israel and the US as being to blame for recent 12-day war
Teacher and SNA resign from Dublin school over alleged ‘harassment’ by parents for wearing keffiyeh scarves
Pair say parents accused them of ‘blatant anti-Semitism’ and ‘psychologically abusive behaviour’
Surging Iranian nationalism is an unintended consequence of Israel’s attacks
Although the regime in Tehran remains unpopular, war appears to have boosted support for Iran’s ballistic missile programme and even enthusiasm for acquiring a nuclear bomb
Israeli military operations in Gaza ‘well over the top’, ex-CIA chief says
An evaluation by Ireland of its security, defence and intelligence needs ‘makes sense’, says John Brennan
Glastonbury Festival says chants about Israel Defense Forces by Bob Vylan ‘crossed the line’
Police assessing footage of group’s performance, which UK health secretary Wes Streeting on Sunday described as ‘appalling’
Gaza Strip: Donald Trump reiterates calls for ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas
US president says he believes it is possible to reach a ceasefire within a week
Sanctions against individual settlers are hopelessly inadequate. The real settler organisation is Israel
Worldview from Israel: The EU has sent the implicit message that it is fine with what Israel is doing to Palestinians
The origins of Israel’s conflicts with Iran, Hamas and Hizbullah
Almost eight decades of Arab-Israeli conflict explained
‘Everyone is digging for gold now’: Desperate Syrians resort to scouring ancient sites
Security vacuum after Assad downfall has led to plundering for Greek, Roman and Byzantine artefacts
Iran holds funeral for top military commanders and scientists killed by Israel
State-run Press TV showed an image of ballistic missiles on display as mourners lined streets of Tehran
US is again betting that installing ‘our sonuvabitch’ will neutralise an adversary. It never does
Every 20 years the US and Israel attempt to remake the Middle East - always with catastrophic consequences
‘Everybody can feel the pain’: Middle Eastern views on the present and future
A Syrian, a Palestinian, an Iranian and an Israeli give their views on how better times might be reached where they live
Ireland’s jaw-jaw approach is ineffectual in a war-war world
Ireland must find its way through an uncomfortable world of increased defence spending
‘It’s a bit of a shift for the land of free speech’: US visa applicants switch social media profiles to public
People seeking to enter the US must list all social media accounts for ‘national security’ and public safety reasons, embassy says
Two tribes: How Israel and Iran became enemies
The likelihood is that much of Iran’s nuclear capabilities remain intact, and despite calls for regime change there is no sign of Iranians rising up
Middle East in maps: Key territories in the current conflict
A map-based guide to understand wars and conflict in the Middle East
Controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation receives $30m in US funding
Some US officials opposed giving funds to group over concerns about violence near aid distribution sites
‘There’s people being bombed from the f**king sky’: Kneecap’s Mo Chara would ‘get over’ US visa being revoked
Kneecap are due to perform a much-anticipated set at Glastonbury on Saturday
What gives Ursula von der Leyen the right to egg Binyamin Netanyahu on with his killing crusades?
Von der Leyen is living proof against the foolish notion that women don’t tolerate warfare
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