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Gaza Strip
Israel strikes Beirut for third day as terms for ceasefire with Hizbullah put forward
Attack by Israel on suburban areas of Damascus in Syria kills 15 with military saying it was targeting Islamic Jihad sites
Israel accused of Gaza war crimes over forced displacements
‘Systematic and widespread’ forced displacement of Palestinians is a crime against humanity, Human Rights Watch says
Israeli forces kill 22 in Gaza and force new displacement in north of strip
Air strikes pound Beirut for second consecutive day
Israeli forces kill 14 people in Gaza amid new displacement in the north
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have left the area under pressure from Israeli military
Jewish settlers’ sovereignty goals bolstered by Trump’s appointment of Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel
The evangelical pastor has previously stated that the West Bank is an integral part of Israel
US failing to push Israel to improve Gazans’ access to life-saving aid, say international agencies
US continues to supply weapons even though Israel has met few of the 19 demands it set for improving conditions in Gaza
Attack, withdraw, return: Israel’s bloody cycle of war in north Gaza
North Gaza is the centre of a renewed Israeli offensive that over the past five weeks has unleashed some of the Israeli military’s most devastating attacks
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
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
Israeli strikes kill at least 36 in Gaza and Lebanon as Qatar suspends mediation efforts
Gulf country likely to return to talks if both sides show ‘serious political willingness’ to reach a deal on war in Palestinian enclave
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
Mark O’Connell: This man has the most despicable job in America. He doesn’t have to seem like he’s enjoying it
As State Department Spokesperson, it is Matthew Miller’s job to communicate to the media the administration’s position in relation to Israel’s mass murder of Palestinians in Gaza
Ireland will intervene in Gaza genocide case before end of year
Tánaiste says it is ‘reprehensible’ for Social Democrats to accuse Government of being ‘complicit in genocide’
Protests break out in Israel as Netanyahu sacks defence minister Gallant
Move described by opposition leader as ‘act of madness’ follows further Israeli air strikes in Gaza, in which at least 35 are killed
Blinken calls on Israel to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza
‘The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of disease, famine and violence’ according to aid agencies
‘Hell is boiling’ for civilians who remain in bombarded northern Gaza
UN says situation for residents ‘apocalyptic’ as Israeli military expects campaign to last ‘at least’ a few more weeks
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
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza
More than 2,800 people have been killed in Lebanon by Israeli attacks, authorities say
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
Averil Power: ‘I had two babies who died in pregnancy. I think about them all the time’
Irish Cancer Society head on having 10 siblings from three different families, rebelling against her parents and loving a good debate
Hizbullah rockets injure 11 after Israeli strikes kill 52 in Lebanon
Iran threatens Israel and US with ‘crushing response’ over attacks on the country and its allies
Pro-Israel bot network suspected of targeting Irish troops in Lebanon
Suspected bots encourage attacks on outposts while accusing peacekeepers of anti-Israeli views
Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel continues to attack Gaza and Lebanon
Israeli military says it killed one of the last surviving high-ranking members of Hamas
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’
Gaza: Israeli strikes kill ‘at least 39 Palestinians’ and destroy medical supplies
US envoys and Israeli officials due to meet to discuss ceasefire in Lebanon and besieged enclave
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
United States steps up efforts to secure a ceasefire in Lebanon
US special envoy Amos Hochstein due to arrive in Israel on Thursday to formulate a proposal
Israel continues to pummel Gaza Strip, killing at least 30 people, say Palestinian medics
Israel has stepped up airstrikes across Lebanon over the last month, saying it is targeting the Lebanese armed group Hizbollah
‘Stop this horror of history,’ says President Higgins as Israel moves to ban aid agency
Taoiseach Simon Harris says Europe needs to find the ‘moral courage’ to act on the issue
Palestinians dig for the dead in multi-storey ruins as Israel hammers north Gaza
At least 93 reported dead or missing after Israeli missile strikes house packed with members of extended family displaced by war
UN expresses alarm as Palestinian aid agency Unrwa banned from operating in Israel
Politicians who drafted law cite involvement of some Unrwa staffers in October 7th, 2023, attack by Hamas on southern Israel, and on some staffers having membership of armed groups
Iran to use ‘all available tools to deliver a definite and effective response’ to Israel’s attack
Tehran previously played down Israeli air attack on Saturday, saying it caused only limited damage
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