Hamas returns body of Thai national leaving remains of one hostage unaccounted for in Gaza
More than 70,000 killed in Palestinian enclave since start of war with Israel continuing attacks despite ceasefire
Binyamin Netanyahu
US failure to mobilise international troops for Gaza deals blow to Trump’s peace plan
Countries that initially pledged troops are now hesitating, pointing to confusion over the force’s mandate
Trump warns Israel not to ‘interfere’ in Syria
Move comes days after a deadly operation by Israeli forces killed 13 people
President Herzog faces defining choice as Israel’s Netanyahu seeks unprecedented pardon
Move fuels fierce debate between supporters seeking closure and critics warning of democratic backsliding
Binyamin Netanyahu submits request to Israel’s president for pardon in corruption trial
PM has been on trial for five years, indicted on three criminal charges including bribery, fraud and breach of trust
Palestinian state ‘only’ solution to Israeli conflict, says Pope Leo
Head of Catholic Church visits Lebanon after leaving Turkey on first overseas trip
Ciarán Murphy: GAA should not be cowards and must cut ties with Allianz over Gaza
The GAA is being pushed by its own members - not outside forces - to cut ties with sponsors Allianz over Gaza
Israel receives remains of hostage held in Gaza from Red Cross
Palestinian enclave’s health ministry reports 345 killed and 588 bodies recovered since fragile ceasefire began in October
Israel says it killed Hizbullah official in first strike on Beirut in months
Iran-backed militant group warned not to rearm and rebuild
Jewish settlers condemned for ‘crossing red line’ after escalation of violence in West Bank
Robust Israeli measures against attacks on Palestinian people and property unlikely in an election year
Israel’s far right pushes death-penalty Bill critics say will target Palestinians
Controversial plan prompts warnings from rights groups of a discriminatory and dangerous shift in Israel’s legal system
UN vote to approve Gaza peace plan angers Israeli right-wingers
Netanyahu reiterates ‘opposition to a Palestinian state on any territory has not changed’ in response to far-right ministers
UN Security Council votes to adopt US resolution on Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Text authorises an international stabilisation force which would ensure process of demilitarising Palestinian enclave
Germany moves to resume sales of weapons to Israel
Berlin says it will return to ‘case-by-case review’ for arms exports to Israel
Mark O’Connell: You’re not on the right side of history – there is no right side
‘History’ has become final arbiter of rights and wrongs, a secular ‘you better get right with Jesus’
Gaza: Aid agencies dispute US claims over supplies entering enclave since ceasefire
While US says ‘historic’ effort is underway to meet needs of Gazans, aid groups say less than a quarter of promised supplies have arrived
Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains
Health ministry says 284 people added to total after their identities were verified between October 31st and November 7th
When Nazism went on trial: the Irish journalist in the room at Nuremberg
Eighty years ago reporter Seaghan Maynes took his seat just yards from Hermann Göring. His dispatches captured the drama, tedium and moral reckoning of the trial that shaped international justice
Israeli fire kills three people in Gaza, further testing ceasefire
Netanyahu: ‘We are systematically eliminating Hamas pockets in Gaza’
Israeli military lawyer arrested over video leak allegedly showing abuse of Palestinian detainee
Gen Tomer-Yerushalmi has taken full responsibility for material released to the media
Trump says US-backed ceasefire not at risk as Israel pounds Gaza after death of soldier
Trump says ceasefire between Israel and Hamas not at risk despite latest attacks on Palestinian enclave
Gaza ceasefire under threat as Israel kills nine in airstrikes and artillery fire
Hamas accused of delaying hostage return as militant group denies involvement in fire on Israeli troops
Netanyahu orders ‘powerful’ strikes on Gaza amid fury over remains
Hamas returned remains belonging to hostage recovered earlier in war, Israel said
Netanyahu says Israel to decide which international forces in Gaza are acceptable
Trump administration excludes use of US troops in force aimed at securing 20-point plan for ending war
US ‘Bibi-sitters’ keep a close eye on Israel
Washington is keeping Israel on a tight leash, doing everything it can to preserve the Gaza ceasefire
Israel ‘obliged’ to support relief efforts in Gaza Strip, says World Court
Netanyahu hints at opposition to any role for Turkish security forces in Gaza as part of ceasefire monitoring
Despite US optimism, there is no clear plan for next phase of Gaza peace deal
Following Vice-President Vance’s trip, US envoy activity signals renewed pressure on Israel to maintain the truce
Trump may have helped to broker an uneasy ceasefire in Gaza, but at what price?
The ceasefire has brought some respite, but it represents the most recent US assault on fundamental principles of international law
Binyamin Netanyahu not for turning on disarming Hamas
Israeli PM signals expectation to forge more regional peace pacts in tandem with Donald Trump
Israel considers how to respond to Hamas’s failure to return bodies of all hostages
Possible responses include giving Hamas more time, cutting flow of humanitarian aid or threatening to end ceasefire
View from Israel: We can only hope Donald Trump is right and the world wins
Same person who had grotesque idea to ‘ethnically cleanse’ Gaza is now peacemaker
Netanyahu claims victory in Gaza but many are not convinced
Israeli prime minister accused of deliberately prolonging war for his own political survival
Final living Israeli hostages freed as Donald Trump pushes his Middle East peace process
US president applauded in Knesset over ceasefire deal, asks for pardon for Binyamin Netanyahu
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