Israel may escalate Gaza assault after US envoy Steve Witkoff fails to break ceasefire deadlock
Steve Witkoff visits controversial aid distribution centre amid humanitarian crisis and killings of Palestinians seeking food
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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
Occupied Territories Bill: former Ceann Comhairle ‘confident’ Government will include ban on services
The foreign affairs and trade committee will publish its report this afternoon
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
‘Very hard’ for US to make trade deal with Canada, says Trump
US president’s comment comes after Canada said it is backing Palestinian statehood
An Irish surgeon in Gaza: I have seen tiny bodies ripped apart, children eating grass
A former colleague in Gaza is getting his children to lick salt before bed to stave off the hunger pangs. Even last spring, children were eating weeds and grass
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
UK to recognise Palestinian state unless Israel ends Gaza crisis
Israel must take ‘substantive steps’ to end ‘appalling’ situation in Gaza, says Keir Starmer
Central Bank to question Gary Gannon’s right to challenge its role in sale of Israeli bonds
Social Democrats TD’s court application to be heard in October
Legal bid to compel Government to suspend military-related trade with Israel filed in High Court
High Court case also alleges weapons to Israeli army are being unlawfully transported through Irish airspace
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
‘Why are there no pro-Israel voices in the Dáil?’ Your questions about politics answered
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A father in Gaza: Our children are dying as the world watches. We don’t want your pity – we want action
It’s hard to find enough food to give my three children even one meal a day
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
Words like ‘humanitarian’ have lost all meaning. Let the images speak instead
The photographs coming in on the wires are unfathomable: children with horribly protruding ribs, hollow eyes, scabbed lips and noses, distended bellies
Foreign Affairs Committee expected to recommend services be included in Occupied Territories Bill
Committee meeting on Friday to finalise report
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
Gaza running out of specialised food to save malnourished children, UN says
Israel says it will allow foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza starting on Frida
Taoiseach asks to see report on alleged anti-Semitism in Irish school books
The report identifies ‘concerning misrepresentations of the Holocaust’ in some Irish textbooks
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
Germany says Israel ‘violating law of war’ in Gaza but refuses to sign ceasefire letter
Foreign ministers of 28 countries have signed joint statement calling for end to war
‘They are very weak, they’re thin, their minds have stopped’: Stranded fathers’ anguish over children in Gaza
Separated from their families by war and closed borders, Gazan workers describe life in limbo — haunted by hunger, loss and the voices of children they can no longer protect
TD Gary Gannon files legal proceedings against Central Bank over Israeli bonds
Social Democrat seeks court order forcing bank to ban marketing and sale of the products
Basketball Ireland ‘assessing next steps’ after women’s team drawn in group with Israel
Team could face €100,000 if it forfeits, after going ahead with fixture last year
Mary Robinson: Gaza situation is ‘unconscionable’ and ceasefire is ‘an utter urgency’
Former president calls for a parallel humanitarian and political approach
Gaza ceasefire proposal from Hamas is ‘workable’, says Israeli official
Hamas confirms sending a response to mediators in an statement early on Thursday
Letters to the Editor, July 24th: On Gaza, the NDP, Repealer regret and wind farm demolition
Repeal replaced shame with dignity, silence with support, and risk with safety
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
Israeli cruise ship turned away from Greek island by Gaza war protest
Banner held aloft on island of Syros saying ‘Stop the Genocide’
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