I was kidnapped by Israel after I refused to evacuate the Gaza hospital where I work
Prison conditions were brutal, cells overcrowded, sanitation appalling ... there was deliberate psychological pressure
Gaza Strip
In Gaza, schooling is one of the many casualties of war
Children are learning the basics in devastated region, but their future prospects remain bleak
Italy arrests nine suspects over €7m allegedly diverted to Hamas through charities
Anti-mafia and anti-terrorism units investigate after suspicious transactions flagged
Can the Gaza ceasefire hold? Trump’s peace plan enters its most perilous stage
Unresolved questions over Hamas disarmament, Israeli territorial control and an international stabilisation force raise doubts about whether the truce can hold
Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in first Christmas sermon
Leo laments conditions for homeless across globe and conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan, Mali and Thailand and Cambodia
Aid groups warn of further Gaza devastation as Save the Children among charities facing ban
Israel’s new registration procedures could deny life-giving care to Palestinians in 2026
Gaza no longer in famine but food crisis remains severe, UN reports
Aid agencies warn fragile ceasefire and limited deliveries could push territory back towards famine
Mansour Abbas: The Arab kingmaker eyeing Israel’s 2026 election
Four years ago, he helped eject Binyamin Netanyahu from office and is hoping for a repeat next year
It is right to be careful about our language after Bondi. But we can’t fall silent on Gaza
Jewish people are not the State of Israel, no more than Irish people were the IRA. Equally, the people of Gaza are not Hamas. But hatred has no respect for logic
Greta Thunberg in Dalymount Park, Dublin: ‘No climate justice without basic human rights’ ‘humbled and grateful to be in Ireland’
Activist attends ‘evening of words and song’ for Gaza awareness at Dublin’s Dalymount Park
Greta Thunberg to speak at Bohemians Dublin event in solidarity with Palestine
Swedish activist will take part in ‘an evening of words and songs for Gaza’ at Dalymount Park on Thursday
The Irish Times view on anti-Semitic violence: age-old hatred must be resisted
Neither the political right nor the left has been immune from its pull
‘It was dead people everywhere’: Inside Australia’s Hanukkah massacre
Videos show father and son opening fire on Bondi Beach in attack that left 15 dead and 40 wounded
Hamas says it will not disarm. What does this mean for the peace process?
Israel is accused of near-daily strikes on Gaza, but says the militant group has been rearming
Israeli military says it has killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saed in Gaza strike
Saed thought to have helped plan October 2023 attacks on Israel
Gaza: 12 feared dead after storm, thousands at risk of flooding ‘catastrophe’
UN agency says materials for shelters and sandbags are not being allowed to enter the enclave
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
Flooding in Gaza destroys hundreds of tents and causes death of baby girl
Rahaf Abu Jazar died of exposure after water inundated her family’s tent in Khan Younis
Israel responsible for nearly half of global journalist killings this year, report finds
Reporters Without Borders says some 29 out of 67 reporters killed were based in Gaza
Thousands of children treated for acute malnutrition in Gaza since ceasefire, says UN
Palestinian enclave’s ‘yellow line’ is Israel’s ‘new border’ in territory, military chief tells soldiers
Eurovision glitz is part of Israel’s claim to be European – and that matters
The displacement of Israel from Asia to Europe is neither innocent nor inconsequential
Trump to move to phase two of Gaza ceasefire plan next month, Israel committee told
Mediators suspect Netanyahu reluctant to move to next stage of truce as Hamas and Red Cross search for remains of final hostage
Bethlehem holds first Christmas celebrations for two years
West Bank city had suspended celebrations due to conflict in Gaza
‘Rage bait’ is an apt word of the year for 2025. Anger can be good
Social media encourages a kind of roleplaying of rage that is mostly futile and impotent
Netanyahu expects to meet Trump to discuss new phase of Gaza plan
Israeli PM says second stage of US president’s proposal for Palestinian enclave is close
The Irish Times view on Ireland’s Eurovision withdrawal: the contest has always been political
The song contest is an accurate reflection of a troubled and increasingly divided continent
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
Complaint filed against Microsoft Ireland alleging it facilitated mass processing of ‘illegal’ surveillance data on Palestinians
Irish Council for Civil Liberties made the complaint to the Data Protection Commission in Dublin
Israeli minister clashes with Ireland’s envoy to Tel Aviv over Herzog Park name row
Irish political leaders only responded to denaming plan after criticism from Israel, says Gideon Saar
Sinn Féin should study its own political history before demanding Herzog Park be renamed
Raymond McCreesh Park was given its name in 2001 following a proposal by the party
Councillors vote to raise Palestinian flag over Belfast City Hall
Sinn Féin motion passed by 32 votes to 28 at council meeting
Palestinian state ‘only’ solution to Israeli conflict, says Pope Leo
Head of Catholic Church visits Lebanon after leaving Turkey on first overseas trip
‘No plans’ to drop Occupied Territories Bill but legislation ‘not straightforward’, says McEntee
Government criticised for ‘delays and delays and delays’ on legislation banning trade with illegal settlements
Dublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connections
Chief Rabbi says Jewish story deserves not to be ‘whitewashed or erased’
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