Gaza hostages: Hamas to release three Israelis and five Thais, says official
Lebanon’s PM urges US to pressure Israel to implement ceasefire according to international law
Lebanon
At least 22 killed after Israeli troops open fire on Lebanese civilians trying to return to villages
Egypt and Jordan reject Trump’s proposal to transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to their territory
Hamas names four Israeli soldiers to be released on Saturday
Hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag will be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners
New prime minister pledges ‘construction of the new Lebanon ... rooted in justice, security, progress and opportunities’
Nawaf Salam seen as a man of change who could secure reforms required for the country to access $20bn in international funds to rebuild its shattered economy and war-ravaged regions
Election of Joseph Aoun ends Lebanon’s two years without a president
UN official calls on new president to appoint a prime minister, after two years of caretaker cabinet
Lebanon ceasefire: Fog of war enables claim and counter-claim to retard progress
Israel cites Hizbullah’s failure to withdraw north of the Litani river while Iran-backed group alleges IDF in breach of 60-day deadline
‘I hope that one day I can visit my parents’ graves’: new reality for Gazans with ‘life-changing injuries’
A UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights report found children aged five-nine accounted for the largest number of dead in Israel’s military onslaught, followed by 10-14 year olds and then babies and children aged 0-four
The toll of war on Lebanon’s children: ‘They hid under beds, saying mattresses would protect them from rockets’
Between October 2023 and the November 2024 ceasefire, Israeli attacks in Lebanon claimed at least 2,961 lives, including 248 children
Unstable new world order has frightening echoes of 1930s and 1940s
Trump’s re-election fuels global turmoil in which Putin is the biggest of many autocrats blending kleptocracy and dictatorship. US institutions and international treaties are fading, and Ukraine and Palestine have been betrayed
The priceless Lebanon heritage sites destroyed by Israeli bombing
Strikes near Roman, Crusader and Ottoman sites flattened some and left others with ‘invisible’ damage
One of the casualties of 12 months of war in the Middle East was the rule of international law
In the space of a single year, the Islamic Republic of Iran effectively lost three of the key elements in its so-called axis of resistance
Western indifference to Israel’s thirst for war defines a grotesque year of hypocrisy
As China and Russia weigh up their options in anticipation of Donald Trump’s second presidency, horrified countries in the Global South see Gaza as an emblem of US and European double standards
Palestinian museum founder inquires about leasing site of closed Israeli embassy in Dublin
Opening exhibition branch at former Israeli embassy would be ‘political statement’, Faisel Saleh says
Fall of the house of Assad: a dynasty built on the banality of evil
Decades of brutal dictatorship in Syria came to a remarkably swift end when Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow and opposition forces took control of Damascus
Family of Pte Seán Rooney have no ‘iota’ what is in UN investigation report into his death
Solicitor for family says full report should be released to them into death of soldier in Lebanon two years ago
Assad’s fall sees Iran’s regional influence wane
Yemen-based Houthis are the only full-strength survivors of Tehran’s axis of resistance
Israel moves tanks into Golan Heights demilitarised zone and strikes ‘strategic targets’ in Syria
Binyamin Netanyahu says IDF moves to ensure ‘no hostile force embeds itself next to Israel’s border’
Rebels face task of preventing Syria from fracturing into fiefdoms
Anarchy could spill over into neighbouring Lebanon and Jordan and destabilise the eastern Arab world
Israel reinforces border as rebels advance in Syria
Ceasefire negotiations resume as 32 Gaza residents are killed
South Lebanon after the ceasefire: Ruins, funerals and talk of resistance
There are signs of mass return, of cleaning and clearing; a sense of reclamation, but also of grief
‘Now I wait on the hill for the Israeli bomb to drop’: Beirut nightclub photographer moves to a more serious beat
When the war started and the clubs closed, Raghed Waked turned his focus to the conflict in Lebanon
Israeli delegation expected to discuss ceasefire deal in Egypt
Air strikes kill at least 47 people across Gaza, say Palestinian medics
Ceasefire offers displaced southern Lebanese a chance to bury their dead
Despite a halt to attacks, many Lebanese refer to a ‘one-sided ceasefire’ amid reports of multiple breaches by Israel
Israeli strikes kill at least 23 Palestinians across Gaza as army issues new evacuation orders
Israel threatens to return to war in Lebanon if its truce with Hizbullah collapses
Netanyahu says Hizbullah ‘violated’ ceasefire after Israel launches air strikes
Exchanges put five-day old truce in Lebanon under severe strain
Ceasefire in Lebanon is unlikely to bring respite to Gaza, where the onslaught continues
The ceasefire offers something to both sides: Hezbollah has been severely weakened by months of Israeli onslaught while it has been welcomed across the political spectrum in Israel
‘I stopped short of eating sheep brains’: Irish Times reporters abroad on their favourite foods and restaurants
To celebrate Food Month, Irish Times writers abroad reveal favourite foods and restaurants in their various postings
Israeli military continues to warn Lebanese citizens not to return to border villages
Medics report at least 40 dead as Israeli tanks pull back from Gaza refugee camp
What does the ceasefire between Israel and Hizbullah entail and will it succeed?
Hizbullah has dropped demand that a ceasefire in Lebanon is contingent on ending fighting in Gaza
Mahmoud Abbas names temporary successor in Palestinian Authority but rejects calls to resign
Abbas blamed for rampant corruption and mismanagement and held responsible for rift with Hamas
Ceasefire fails to allay fears in northern Israel
Displaced residents fear agreement cannot keep them safe from Hizbullah in towns near contested border with Lebanon
Lebanon ceasefire: ‘We have no windows, no doors but we can live. Not like other people’
Hours after a truce was called, people began to return to southern Lebanon without knowing if their homes remained intact
Israel-Hizbullah ceasefire holds as thousands seek to return to homes
US-brokered deal ‘designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities’, says Joe Biden
Netanyahu has every reason to avoid a Gaza ceasefire
Israel has agreed to pause fighting in Lebanon, but a truce in Gaza remains in doubt
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