How Israel lost the world’s support after October 7th
Global Briefing: Three years after Hamas’s attack, the war in Gaza and mounting international outrage have made Israel more isolated and possibly less secure
Israel
Netanyahu faces fresh scrutiny over pre-October 7th warnings
New reports on warnings received before the Hamas attack threaten the Israeli prime minister’s general election campaign
Germany arrests former spy chief over alleged spying
August Hanning served as president of federal intelligence service from 1998 to 2005
Call for sporting sanctions is due to profound concerns over Israel’s actions in Gaza
Many who support engagement with Israelis also believe sports bodies should apply rules consistently
At Plaid Cymru’s annual party conference, it wasn’t always clear who the protesters were
After destroying Labour in May’s Senedd elections, Plaid Cymru is now in charge
Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash into Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, say Israeli officials
Co-pilot told interrogators in United Arab Emirates he planned the attack before being hired by the airline
‘They want to kill all of us’: Life on Israel’s anxious frontier
Three years after the October 7th attacks, real security feels elusive in the Israeli community nearest the Gaza border fence
Behind the mystery that first set off fears of Iranian threats at a UK military base
A mysterious call near Fairford airbase set in motion a huge counterterrorism response and days of uncertainty
At the end, Ireland’s players just wanted to get out of the nightmare
Finn Azaz’s creativity was missed against Israel but leaving him on the bench spared him from the criticism that would inevitably have come his way
‘It’s off the charts’: Satellite images show how three years of war have devastated Gaza
UN says number of destroyed structures in Gaza up by 9% since ceasefire of October 2025, amid mass displacement and acute humanitarian need
Ireland 1 Israel 1: Draw in Serbia as Troy Parrott penalty not enough – as it happened
Ireland in Serbia for ‘home’ leg against Israel following 3-0 win in Hungary last week
British Green Party votes to equate Zionism with racism
Move expected to be challenged by some party members under equality legislation
Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia under investigation after cockpit incident
Australian federal police says multiple agencies are investigating man’s connections to the country
Taoiseach questions Sinn Féin ‘sincerity’ over Garvaghy Road situation
Micheál Martin says one football match is not going to get Israeli government to ‘change direction’
Heimir Hallgrímsson’s press conference ended after ‘verbal attack’ from Israeli reporters
Manager subsequently spoke to the Irish written press in the changing room before training
Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with emergency axe, UAE says
Alleged suspect has been named as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami
Chief Rabbi: All the good that might have come from Ireland v Israel has been lost
The Israeli squad includes a number of Palestinian citizens of Israel. This fact has barely been mentioned in the extensive Irish media coverage
Micheál Martin’s Palestine contradiction
If his Department of Justice perseveres in its obduracy, the shame will not stop outside the door of Government Buildings
Gaza war heralds era of ‘technologically advanced barbarism’
Pulitzer-winning journalist accuses western governments of forfeiting their moral authority through support for Israel’s war in Gaza
Flydubai captain describes cockpit attack
Smit Machchhar wiped away tears as he spoke from a hospital bed to India’s prime minister
Trump says Iran may be linked to co-pilot who tried to crash Israel-bound plane
US president says Tehran will ‘be hit very hard’ if it was behind the attack
Events surrounding Nations League turn Ireland’s football hope to shame
Irish players, fans, Gaza and Palestine have all been all let down
Flydubai hijacking attempt could aid Netanyahu’s re-election bid
Israeli prime minister hopes drama will boost his security credentials as Israelis prepare to vote later this month
Flydubai flight: Co-pilot had ‘Islamic radical indoctrination’, says Netanyahu
Omani pilot, whose identity is still not known, is being interrogated by Saudi security services
Flydubai flight: Indian pilot praised after disaster averted
Smit Machchhar fought off attack by co-pilot with help from crew and passengers
‘No one is passing through this door’: Inside the Flydubai cockpit fight
Struggle breaks out on a flight to Tel Aviv after co-pilot stabs the pilot and passengers then storm the cockpit
Oil dips as Middle East shipments back in the spotlight
US and Iran have failed to make headway toward a lasting peace agreement
Taoiseach enters múinteoir-mode as he rejects comparison of Drumcree stand-off to Gaza
Richard Boyd Barrett tells Martin he has a responsibility to stand up against dehumanisation of a section of the population
A pilot brawl, then a rapid descent: passengers recount chaos on Flydubai flight
Reserve crew on board safely landed aircraft after passengers intervened during cockpit struggle
Bono compares Israeli minister’s comments on Gaza to Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler
Itamar Ben-Gvir retorts with angry X post and AI-generated video showing Gazan refugees leaving the war-torn strip for Ireland
Israeli strikes kill six people in Gaza, medics say
At least 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since last year’s US-brokered ceasefire
Pilot who stabbed co-pilot may have tried to crash Israel-bound aircraft, says Netanyahu
Officials investigating if incident was attempted terror attack on Israelis
FAI to face questions over handling of Israel game at Oireachtas committee appearance
Calls for support for Ireland players who ‘don’t want to share the same pitch as a genocidal regime’.
Ireland football team’s behaviour towards Israel players was wrong
International match should not be chance to show hostility to those representing country we disagree with
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