Gaza conflict: Second stage of ceasefire in doubt
Phase two comprises permanent suspension of hostilities and complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from enclave
Hamas
Top finance official warns of fallout for Ireland from Israeli goods ban
Proposed law could affect relations with multinational companies employing hundreds of thousands of workers here
Israeli political leaders still in denial about responsibility for Hamas October 7th attack
Israel Defense Forces inquiry focused on military aspects of the attack but political leadership has yet to examine multiple other factors in the lead-up to the attack
Israeli military underestimated Hamas, says report on October 7th attacks
Belief was that Hamas could be influenced through pressures that would reduce its motivation for war, primarily by improving Gaza Strip living conditions, report says
Israel releases some Palestinian prisoners after Hamas returns bodies of four hostages
Total of 602 prisoners were due to be released by Israel on Saturday in exchange for six surviving Israeli hostages
Israelis line streets as hostage family killed in Gaza are buried in emotional funeral ceremony
Shiri Bibas (32) and her children Ariel (4) and Kfir (nine months) were abducted from Nir Oz in October 7th Hamas attack
West Bank Palestinians fear Gaza-style clearance as Israel squeezes Jenin camp
Army engineering teams seen making preparations for long-term stay
Israel-EU relations should not be ‘held hostage’ by Gaza conflict – foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar
Israel will resume Gaza campaign if Hamas fail to disarm, Israeli minister says
Hamas condemns Israel’s decision to postpone release of 600 Palestinian prisoners
Israel says releases delayed until the release of next hostages ‘has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies’
Six Israeli hostages released by Hamas in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners
The six are the last living hostages from group of 33 due to be freed under first stage of ceasefire deal
Hamas releases new body after misidentification of Shiri Bibas
Israeli prime minister Netanyahu threatens revenge after wrong body was returned on Thursday
Saudi Arabian crown prince tries to rally Arab leaders to counter Trump’s Gaza plan
Mohammed Bin Salman is expected to host counterparts from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in Riyadh on Friday to discuss the proposal
Hamas hands over bodies of youngest Gaza hostages taken from Israel
UN says parading of bodies is abhorrent and flies in the face of international law
Two tiny captives, symbols of hostage crisis, to come home dead, Hamas says
Hopes have dissipated that Shiri Bibas and her children, aged four and nine months at time of Hamas-led attack, will be returned alive
Israel and Hamas to begin negotiations on second phase of Gaza ceasefire deal
Palestinian militant group says six living hostages will be released this weekend
Israel sets up body to facilitate ‘emigration’ of Palestinians from Gaza
Directorate set up within Israeli defence ministry to offer ‘among other things, special departure arrangements by sea, air and land’
Rubio pushes for next stage of Gaza ceasefire and says Hamas must be eliminated
Netanyahu again describes US president as the greatest friend Israel has had in the White House
Three more Israeli hostages released by Hamas in Gaza
Israel has also began releasing 369 Palestinians, easing fears that the ceasefire could collapse
Writer Omar El Akkad: ‘There have been so few bright spots in terms of ... national or institutional moral compass. Ireland has been a rare exception’
The US-based Egyptian-Canadian’s new book reads as a break-up letter with a West that has seen a derailment of normalcy
Release of three Israeli hostages to go ahead following week of tension
Hamas to hand over Sagui Dekel-Chen, Yair Horn and Alexander Troufanov after threat to halt hostage releases
While Israel faces pressure to bring hostages home, Hamas has to get aid into Gaza to maintain credibility
Gazans need mobile homes as rain has swamped makeshift shelters and temperatures fall to 5 degrees at night
Gaza ceasefire back on track after Hamas says it will release hostages
Three further hostages seized in October 2023 attack on Israel due to be freed on Saturday
The Middle East is on the brink again, and it’s hard to be optimistic about what comes next
As diplomats scramble to save the Gaza ceasefire, the clock is ticking down towards Saturday' scheduled hostage release
Trump repeats Gaza takeover plan as he meets Jordan’s King Abdullah
Israel’s Netanyahu threatens to end ceasefire if Hamas does not release hostages on Saturday
Israel places military on ‘highest alert’ as Hamas says it is postponing next hostage release
Militant group accuses Israel of breaching aspects of fragile ceasefire in Gaza
Emaciated state of latest released hostages piles pressure on Israel to bring the rest home
Three captives report having been tortured and deliberately starved, and that captors denied them water for days at a time
McDonald’s reports sales growth in fourth quarter as Gaza boycott eases
US fast-food chain records like for like improvement in revenue, with business in the Middle East picking up
Israeli forces withdraw from key Gaza corridor as part of ceasefire deal
Joy of some Israelis watching release turned to shock when they saw emaciated state of hostages
Hamas releases three Israeli hostages in central Gaza
Militant group hands over Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy to Red Cross in Deir Al-Balah
Government criticises ‘provocative’ Israeli comments on Irish ‘obligation’ to Gaza refugees
Controversy comes as figures show the number of Palestinians seeking asylum in Ireland has increased more than eightfold
Trump calls for immediate nuclear talks with Tehran
US president dismisses reports that United States and Israel planned to ‘blow Iran to smithereens’ as ‘greatly exaggerated’
Trump Gaza proposal condemned by Arab states and welcomed by Israel’s far-right
Palestinians unite in their outright rejection of plan to remove residents from their own land
Trump’s Gaza comments are ‘very concerning’, Simon Harris says
St Patrick’s Day visit should be cancelled if US president remains on ‘trajectory towards ethnic cleansing’, Social Democrats say
Netanyahu returns to a different White House, and a less patient president
The Israel leader hopes to return from Washington with significant achievements on two fronts
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