Israeli cabinet set to sanction ceasefire that will take effect from Sunday
Deal set to exchange dozens of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians in Israeli jails and pause 15-month war for initial six weeks
Binyamin Netanyahu
Joy mixed with trepidation as Israel awaits return of hostages
News of ceasefire was greeted not with exuberant celebrations but rather with a sombre recognition that finally Israel has reached the beginning of the end
Biden’s legacy will be tarnished by his vanity and stubbornness
The outgoing US president will also be remembered for disastrous foreign policy choices, including his refusal to curb the excesses of Israel
Hamas renews its ranks in face of Israeli military onslaught
Binyamin Netanyahu’s aim of returning 200,000 Israelis to southern and northern communities abandoned during war is unlikely until Gaza has been pacified by political means
Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza hours after announcement of ceasefire deal
Israeli cabinet meeting on Thursday morning expected to endorse the new deal, as Israel reportedly intensified strikes on Gaza
Durability of Gaza ceasefire could depend on Trump’s willingness to use US political muscle
US and Israeli administrations face tough political calculations — and vast undertaking of rebuilding Palestinian enclave
Israel awaits Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal
‘Distinct possibility’ of getting deal done before US president Joe Biden leaves office
High-level Israeli security delegation in Doha for Gaza talks
Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, met Netanyahu on Saturday
Israel in Syria: ‘We’re the only part of the country that didn’t celebrate the fall of Assad’
Binyamin Netanyahu’s order for Israeli troops to ‘take over’ a buffer zone with Syria upended decades of relative calm along the de-facto border between the two countries
Blinken calls for push to get Gaza truce deal over ‘finish line’ before end of Biden presidency
Israel continues intense bombardment of Palestinian enclave, killing at least 48 in most recent attacks
Israeli strikes kill at least 54 across Gaza, including 11 in tent encampment for families, medics say
Israel’s Binyamin Netanyahu approves delegation to resume Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha, PM’s office says
Israel warns Houthis they risk sharing same ‘miserable fate’ as Hamas and Hizbullah
UN hears Israel has the ability to strike any target in the Middle East, including Iran
Binyamin Netanyahu lobbied for embassy during visit to Ireland as a rising star politician in 1990
Future Israeli prime minister defended opposition to Palestinian statehood and downplayed settlements and occupations
Gaza: Five journalists killed in air strike by Israel which it says targeted militants
Hamas and Israel trade blame over failure to conclude ceasefire agreement despite recent reported progress
Israeli troops force evacuation of patients out of north Gaza hospital, ministry says
The Indonesian Hospital is one of the Gaza Strip’s few still partially functioning hospitals
Israeli air strikes in Gaza kill at least 20, including eight in designated humanitarian zone
Israel receives major boost as pro-Iranian militias in Iraq announce they are stopping their attacks against Israel
Western indifference to Israel’s thirst for war defines a grotesque year of hypocrisy
As China and Russia weigh up their options in anticipation of Donald Trump’s second presidency, horrified countries in the Global South see Gaza as an emblem of US and European double standards
During this hard men era, Ireland would do well to remember Seán MacBride’s words
MacBride asked ‘if those vested with authority and power practice injustice, resort to torture and killing, is it not inevitable that those who are victims will react with similar methods?’
Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deals: What are the outstanding issues?
There is cautious optimism from all parties that gaps between them are narrowing
Michael McDowell: Israel has accused Irish politicians of anti-Semitism before
Ireland’s position on Israel has always been consistent. If our Government is guilty of anything, it is delay
Israel openly considers attack on Iran’s nuclear programme
Iran reported to be willing to permit inspections in bid to forestall attack
Why is Israel bombing Syria?
Attacks on arms centres, alleged chemical weapons facilities, and military air and sea resources are essentially defensive in nature, Israel claims
Israel embassy closure will not deter Ireland from pursuing ICJ case over Gaza
Members of the Jewish and Israeli communities in Ireland describe closure as ‘tragic’ and ‘distressing’
Why Israel is closing its embassy in Ireland and what will happen next
No timeline yet for departure from Ballsbridge building the country has used since 1996
Israel to close Dublin embassy over ‘extreme anti-Israel policies’
Taoiseach Simon Harris says move is ‘deeply regrettable’ and describes Irish stance as ‘pro-international law’
Israel kills 36 Palestinians in latest attacks on Gaza as US official says ceasefire may be close
Comments come as Israeli military claims air strike that killed 13 was done to prevent Hamas hijacking aid shipment in south of enclave
The Bibi Files: Scathing portrait of Binyamin Netanyahu’s alleged history of backhanders
Alexis Bloom’s documentary, using leaked footage of police interrogations of the Israeli prime minister, paints a murky picture
Israeli forces kill at least 34 people in Gaza, rescue workers say
Recent signs of optimism among Israeli and Palestinian officials suggest potential progress in efforts to reach a ceasefire deal
Binyamin Netanyahu becomes first sitting Israeli PM to take stand as criminal defendant
Wartime prime minister describes three separate corruption cases involving alleged gifts, media deals and regulatory favours as ‘complete lies’ and ‘an ocean of absurdness’
Netanyahu to begin giving evidence in Israel’s ‘trial of the century’
Israeli PM Netanyahu has done everything he can to avoid facing long-standing corruption charges
Israel moves tanks into Golan Heights demilitarised zone and strikes ‘strategic targets’ in Syria
Binyamin Netanyahu says IDF moves to ensure ‘no hostile force embeds itself next to Israel’s border’
Ceasefire offers displaced southern Lebanese a chance to bury their dead
Despite a halt to attacks, many Lebanese refer to a ‘one-sided ceasefire’ amid reports of multiple breaches by Israel
Spurred by Trump’s return, Jewish settlers eye full control of West Bank
Lawmaker from Binyamin Netanyahu’s party speaks of ‘window of opportunity’ for making occupied West Bank ‘an inseparable part of Israel’
Hamas and Fatah agree on postwar Gaza administration
Israeli government yet to indicate whether it supports the move
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