Recognition of a Palestinian state has become a punishment for Israel, says its former prime minister
Ehud Olmert says promises by powerful nations amount to a threat to dismantle Netanyahu’s legacy
Hamas
Trump envoy Witkoff to inspect food aid delivery in Gaza
Canada the latest western power to say it will recognise a Palestinian state
Israel increasingly isolated as more countries sign up to recognise Palestine
Even allies such as Germany are moving towards recognition in light of worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Israeli strikes and gunfire kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza
Tel Aviv’s military offensive and blockade have led to ‘worst-case scenario of famine’ in territory
Was Keir Starmer pushed on Palestinian statehood or did he wait for right moment?
Some of his MPs and ministers think British prime minister has responded too slowly to Gaza crisis
Gaza death toll reaches 60,000 as global monitor warns of famine
Netanyahu reported to be considering annexation of parts of Gaza Strip
Trump says many are starving in Gaza and vows to set up food centres
Statement puts US president at odds with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu
Trump, Starmer to meet in Scotland, with trade and Gaza on agenda
Talks come as hunger crisis in Palestinian enclave worsens and US strikes tariff deal with EU
Tons of aid parachuted into Gaza as Israel announces military pause
Israeli fire kills 17 and wounds 50 waiting for aid trucks on Sunday, Gaza officials say
Israeli gunfire and strikes kill 42 in Gaza as many of the dead sought aid
Those killed in the strikes include four people in apartment building in Gaza City
The Irish Times view on starvation in Gaza: the world cannot look away
The silence of some leaders is dangerously close to complicity
A conversation begins: How Israelis view Gaza’s unfolding hunger crisis
Reports on starvation were extensively reported in daily news programmes for the first time this week, often ahead of the ongoing war coverage and ceasefire contacts
US and Israel withdraw from Gaza ceasefire talks, saying Hamas ‘not acting in good faith’
Far-right Israeli minister says country has no obligation to feed its ‘enemies’ in Gaza
Gaza ceasefire proposal from Hamas is ‘workable’, says Israeli official
Hamas confirms sending a response to mediators in an statement early on Thursday
If US envoy travels to the Middle East, it’s a clear sign a ceasefire deal could be close
Israeli negotiating team has been in Doha for proximity talks with a Hamas delegation for far longer than any period in the past
Israel’s Red Sea port of Eilat halts operations due to Yemeni-Houthi blockade
Port accounts for up to 7% of Israeli maritime trade and is part of the security apparatus for southern Israel
At least 36 Palestinians killed trying to reach food distribution sites, health officials say
Two incidents occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Berlin rejects EU sanctions against Israel over Gaza
Germany chancellor says Israel ‘is defending itself against attack’
Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition in jeopardy as ultra-Orthodox party quits government
Move leaves prime minister with wafer-thin majority in parliament
Israeli missile hits Gaza children collecting water, IDF blames malfunction
At least eight killed in strike Israeli military said was intended to hit an Islamic Jihad militant in the area
Israeli airstrikes and shootings kill at least 52 Palestinians in Gaza Strip, hospital officials say
Truce talks in Doha faltering over disagreements over withdrawal, Palestinian and Israeli sources say
Kneecap concert in Manchester under threat as council holds talks
Rap trio due to play alongside Fontaines DC next month at Wythenshawe Park
Irish physiotherapist in Gaza: ‘Nobody is safe, there’s no end in sight’
`You are on the front line because everywhere in Gaza is the front line,’ says Limerick volunteer Rieke Hayes
Israeli-American plan seems intended to kill off any hope of a two-state solution by deporting population of Gaza
US-Israeli long-term strategy flouts all notions of international law and amounts to a programme of war crimes
Israeli report accuses Hamas of sexual violence, urges legal action
Report lays out legal framework for prosecutions, even when ‘direct attribution to individuals is impossible’
Netanyahu and Trump to meet again amid rising Gaza ceasefire hopes
Human rights groups condemn Israeli minister’s plan for ‘humanitarian city’
Netanyahu says he wants peace with Palestine but independent state would be ‘platform to destroy Israel’
Donald Trump expresses confidence that Hamas is willing to end the 21-month conflict that has killed more than 57,000 Palestinians
US-backed aid group proposed building camps for displaced people in Gaza
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation proposes ‘Humanitarian Transit Areas’ located inside and outside of war–torn enclave
Hamas and Israel fail to reach agreement on ending war in Gaza
All eyes turn to Washington, where Donald Trump and Binyamin Netanyahu are due to meet
Israel to send negotiators to Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks
Trump pushes for agreement and will host Netanyahu at White House on Monday
Hamas says it is ready to enter ceasefire negotiations in ‘positive spirit’
Group said to want stronger guarantees of permanent end to war as Netanyahu prepares to meet Trump in US
Israel continues deadly attacks on Gaza as Trump awaits Hamas reply to ceasefire plan
Aid points are run by a US- and Israeli-backed group that largely bypasses the UN-led aid system
Israel steps up deadly bombardment of Gaza, killing at least 90 people, before ceasefire talks
Warships and artillery launch one of the deadliest bombardments of territory for months
Gaza death toll passes 57,000 with little clarity on potential ceasefire
US Senator says Occupied Territories Bill would cause Ireland ‘self-inflicted economic harm’
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