Israel mounts heavy strikes on Beirut suburbs as defence minister rules out ceasefire
Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 50 people, including a Hamas leader, as hospital director warns of ‘alarming’ malnutrition in Palestinian enclave
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Taiwan closes investigation into exploding pagers used in Israeli attack
Taipei says no Taiwanese citizens or companies involved in operation targeting Hizbullah in September
Dozens killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon and north Gaza as Netanyahu says he and Trump ‘see eye to eye’
Strike on village north of Beirut kills at least 23 including seven children while nine women among dead in strike on home in Jabalia refugee camp
Gaza: Nearly 70% of war dead are women and children, says UN rights office
Three Lebanese killed and six UN peacekeepers injured in Israeli drone strike amid ‘deliberate and direct destruction’ of Unifil property
Amsterdam clashes: All we know about attacks on Israeli fans after football game
Five people taken to hospital after anti-Semitic violence erupted after game in Amsterdam
Donald Trump’s re-election likely to embolden Israel
US president-elect is likely to support Binyamin Netanyahu’s interests, but relations with other Middle Eastern leaders are less assured
Israel embarks on campaign to reshape regional order in the Middle East
Buoyed by military gains, Israel is taking the fight to its enemies, with devastating consequences for millions of Palestinian and Lebanese people
Four held over information theft from Israel Defense Forces
Intelligence was leaked to foreign media outlets to mislead public opinion against ceasefire and hostage-release deal with Hamas
Israeli attacks kill 23 people in Gaza amid new aerial and ground offensives
One polio clinic came under Israeli fire despite agreed humanitarian pause, WHO says
Neom, Saudi Arabia’s new city for ex-pats, is steeped in the blood of thousands of dead workers
The luxury desert city was built by a jackboot regime using the labour of ‘trapped slaves’
Disaster Nationalism by Richard Seymour: A passionate call for an urgent change of course
In this ingenious book, Richard Seymour explains why we are assailed by violent dysfunctions and how to reinvigorate the template for our societies in other ways than simply shoring up faith in failing systems
What would a Trump or Harris presidency mean for the International Criminal Court?
The Trump White House imposed travel sanctions on court staff, while his successor Joe Biden adopted a policy of ‘selective co-operation’
We went from browsing listings in Dalkey to wondering if our Jewish-Irish family could feel safe in Ireland
I watched aghast, from abroad, as some of the kindest people we know empathised not with the 1,200 people slaughtered by Hamas – but with the terrorists
At the heart of Netanyahu’s delusion is the belief that his interests are the same as Israel’s
A neuropsychologist’s view: Only a person whose judgment and decision-making had been altered by power could claim the military actions of the last year constitute a path to ultimate victory for Israel
Israel-Hamas war: At least 73 killed in Israeli strike on residential building, Gaza officials say
Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu says he and his wife were targeted by a drone attack at their holiday home
Israel-Hamas war: Killing of Sinwar offers chance of ceasefire, Kamala Harris says
At least 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Gaza’s Jabalia camp
Netanyahu’s strategy of calculated risks and provocative escalation distracts from his low politics
Worldview: Taking on Hizbullah and Iran and showcasing Israel’s mastery of intelligence boosted his popularity, forestalling an early election and political reckoning
Yahya Sinwar: what does Hamas leader’s death mean for ceasefire hopes?
Middle East at a critical juncture as new possibilities emerge to end conflict
Yahya Sinwar: Who was the Hamas leader? Reported architect of October 7th massacre killed in Gaza
Israel’s military says the long-time militant group member and its eventual head was killed in Gaza
Death of Yahya Sinwar regarded by Israel as the effective defeat of Hamas
Israel’s military says sweep of area by forces after a firefight uncovered three bodies, with DNA testing confirming one to be Sinwar
Gaza: At least 28, including children, killed in Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced people
Israeli military claims location had dozens of militants present inside compound when attack took place
US warns Israel to significant improve humanitarian situation in Gaza or jeopardise supply of US weapons
In what appears to be an immediate response Israel announces that 50 trucks containing humanitarian aid passed through Erez crossing into northern Gaza Strip
Putin and Netanyahu are both on barbaric crusades. Why is our response to each man so different?
The broad similarities between the Ukrainian and Palestinian conflicts pose a serious challenge for the global community, with many countries open to the charge of hypocrisy
Israelis support action in Lebanon but fear getting stuck in war of attrition
Experience of previous wars makes Israel wary of the conflict but military achievements so far and low death rate among the Israeli troops serve to bolster popular opinion
Israel kills 21 in first strike on northern Lebanon town, expanding war against Hizbullah
Strikes on school and hospital in Gaza kill at least 24 and injure dozens, authorities say, as Israel continues war on multiple fronts
Israel Defence Forces soldiers cross Blue Line into Lebanon and forcibly enter UN position, says Unifil
Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu urges UN to evacuate peacekeepers from combat areas in Lebanon
Why has the Hague not issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu?
Why is the International Criminal Court taking nearly five months to respond to the request for Netanyahu’s arrest warrant when it took just three weeks to grant one for Putin?
The vacuum at the top of US politics makes the current Middle East crisis even more dangerous
Despite its position as Israel’s closest ally, the US still appears unwilling or unable to exert meaningful pressure for restraint
‘Intimidatory behaviour’ by Israeli forces to UN peacekeepers in Lebanon unacceptable, says Harris
Taoiseach says ‘Israel will have to be judged on what it does and not what it says’ amid ‘concerning’ loss of civilian life
US foreign policy is too volatile to lead the world
It’s not hard to suspect that both Binyamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin are holding out for a Trump re-election
Simon Harris tells Joe Biden ‘proportionality has been totally lost by the Netanyahu government’
Taoiseach says he ‘made clear the position of the Irish people’ on Gaza to US president
I take no pleasure in saying that Hamas is winning
Israel is putting all its eggs in Donald Trump’s grubby basket, banking on an alliance with a man whose friendship tends to be more toxic than his enmity
How Binyamin Netanyahu is ‘running rings’ around Joe Biden
The US president had hoped to disentangle from the Middle East. But the turbulence in the region could influence the election and define his legacy
One year after the brutal Hamas attacks, Netanyahu is in a stronger position than ever
Some within Israel argue that the time is ripe for an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities or even toppling the regime. The United States preaches caution, but only of a kind
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