Israel blindsided by US–Iran pact tying Gulf ceasefire to Lebanon
Trump’s sidelining of Israel and criticism of its Lebanon campaign deepen domestic political and security anxieties
Binyamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu and Israel hindering peace efforts with Iran, says Trump
Tehran insists Israel must stop attacks on Lebanon for preliminary deal to hold before formal signing
US-Iran deal to sideline nuclear weapon for Tehran, says Trump
Accord exposes Trump to criticism from within his own party, while Iran’s leaders could face renewed protests
Israel seizes more territory in Gaza, killing at least two in latest attack
Almost 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in enclave since October 2025 truce brokered by US was announced
Trump and Netanyahu really have fallen out
As the US president claims victory, his Iran deal weakens allies and narrows the Israeli leader’s choices
Trump says ships are moving through Strait of Hormuz after news of US-Iran peace deal
US-Iran peace deal includes the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
Iran-US deal is opposed across Israel’s political spectrum
‘Israel won the battle but Netanyahu lost the war’, head of Knesset opposition says
Trump criticises Israeli strikes on Lebanon as US pushes for deal to be signed
Agreement includes reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
Why is Israel poised to approve the biggest expansion of West Bank settlements in decades?
Almost the entire international community considers settlements illegal
Trump launches strikes against Iran after downing of US army helicopter
US president said Washington could not allow such an event to go unanswered
Israel and Iran halt their most direct confrontation since April
US president Donald Trump intervenes after both sides exchange strikes
Why Netanyahu defied Trump’s orders and retaliated against Iran
Israeli prime minister opted for escalation despite US calls for restraint as election pressures mount
Kuwait and Bahrain targeted by Iran after exchange of fire with US
Iran says it targeted ‘enemy bases’ in Gulf following US strikes on Sirik and Qeshm Island
Israel plans big settlement push across occupied West Bank
‘We are continuing to build the Land of Israel in practice,’ finance minister says
US continues strikes near Strait of Hormuz after one killed in Iranian attacks on Kuwait
Representatives back resolution aimed at stopping war until hostilities are authorised by US Congress in blow to Trump
The US will face a reckoning one day. In the meantime, Trump just gets more volatile
Middle East chaos, looting of public purse and collapse in respect for US just 16 months into his second term
Signs of strain surface in Trump-Netanyahu relationship
Many in Washington blame the Israeli leader for dragging the US into a costly war that has failed to achieve any of its aims
US airbase targeted by Iran in latest exchange of attacks
IRAN-CRISIS/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV):WRAPUP 2-US says it struck Iranian military sites, Tehran responds with air base attack
This, and worse, is what is happening to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody
Much was revealed by the way Israel’s minister of national security treated activists abducted while trying to bring aid to Gaza
Israeli forces push further north into Lebanon as US hosts peace talks in Washington
Netanyahu says Israel will also expand its area control in Gaza in what Hamas calls a dangerous escalation
Israel declares new swathe of Lebanon ‘a combat zone’, warns residents to leave
Military’s statement appears to signal further escalation despite April 16th ceasefire
Intensified IDF airstrikes in Lebanon follow surge in Hizbullah drone attacks
Northern Israeli communities and soldiers in south Lebanon ‘easy targets’ for fibreoptic drones immune to jamming
Iran says US strikes were ‘a gross violation’ of ceasefire deal
Israeli forces expand operations in southern Lebanon after warning of escalated attacks
Iran denies deal with US is imminent despite some progress
Tehran says ‘contradictory statements’ from US and Israeli interference hindering negotiations
Israel sidelined as Trump pushes Iran agreement
Netanyahu faces growing criticism as US advances talks that may sideline Israeli security concerns
Iran looks to have won important concessions in Trump’s ‘largely negotiated’ peace deal
Tehran has reportedly made no commitment ‘to hand over nuclear stockpiles, shut down facilities or not to build a nuclear bomb’
US and Iran close in on deal to wind down war and reopen Strait of Hormuz
Emerging details of accord suggest several main points of contention yet to be addressed in negotiations between Tehran and Washington
‘We were met by force’: Relief, jubilation and sadness as Irish flotilla activists return
Twelve Irish citizens, including President’s sister Margaret Connolly, land at Dublin Airport after spending time in Israeli detention
Ireland’s reaction to Israeli treatment of Flotilla activists
Real injured parties here are ordinary Israeli and Irish taxpayers
Irish aid flotilla detainees due to fly home on Saturday
Fourteen Irish citizens among more than 400 pro-Palestine activists Israel deported on Thursday
I saw first hand the grotesque violence Israel uses to deal with flotilla activists
The 2010 raid on Challenger 1 showed disregard for international law - sadly not much has changed
Occupied Territories Bill to ‘move forward’ – but without restriction on services
Helen McEntee to raise EU-wide action again in Brussels as long-proposed legislation to be revived in Dáil
Mediator Pakistan pushes to get US-Iran peace talks on track amid nuclear contention
Iranian supreme leader reportedly issues directive that near weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad
Israeli far-right minister’s Gaza flotilla abuses likely to be a vote-winner
Itamar Ben-Gvir has his eye on election to be held in September or October
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