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
Palestine
Egypt developing plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing out Palestinians
Gaza proposal calls for 'secure areas' where Palestinians can live while construction work is carried out
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
To a Land Unknown review: This uncomfortable film about Palestinian refugees adrift in Athens sweeps you along in its momentum
The two leads invite great empathy for characters too often forced into desperate decisions
Jordan has long faced existential peril from pressures to become the ‘Palestinian state’
Jordan absorbed most of the 750,000 Palestinians who fled the Israeli-Arab war in 1948. A fresh influx could destabilise the country
Government to ban trade on goods but not services from occupied Palestinian territories, Harris tells Dáil
Tánaiste says ‘radical’ amendment need on legislation to avoid EU infringement proceedings
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
To a Land Unknown director Mahdi Fleifel: ‘Getting a film made is a miracle. Getting a Palestinian film made is more than that’
Refugee-themed thriller offers a timely insight into the complex consequences of statelessness
Palestinian booksellers’ arrests by Israeli police prompt outcry
‘Bookseller of Jerusalem’ and his nephew operate famous Educational Bookshop stores in East Jerusalem
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
Number of Palestinians seeking asylum in Ireland rises eight-fold
Israel must respect that ‘Ireland is for Irish people and Palestine is for Palestinians’, says Palestinian ambassador to Ireland
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
Proposed ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements ‘should not be watered down’, says Senator
Remarks from Frances Black, who introduced Occupied Territories Bill, come in advance of meeting with Tánaiste
Government ‘peddling myth’ about Occupied Territories Bill, former coalition minister says
Claim of need to ‘start from scratch’ is to ‘avoid taking action’, Roderic O’Gorman says
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
Palestinians will ‘never give up our land’, says ambassador
Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid calls for humanitarian support, not ‘business deals’, for devastated enclave
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
Is Ireland anti-Semitic, an outlier of tolerance or in the middle ground?
Critics decry Michael D Higgins speech for Holocaust Memorial Day, politicians’ stance on Gaza and the Occupied Territories Bill
Vincent Durac: Even if ceasefire holds, war in Gaza will affect whole region for years
West Bank at risk of even more violence, and events in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria have significantly weakened Iranian regime
Portraits of survival: Israeli hostages who made it home
The details of their ordeals vary, but all yearn for the return of the people still held captive
Ireland’s plan to ban certain Israeli goods would be ‘very difficult to enforce’
Occupied Territories Bill ‘might pose problems’ for multinationals and other businesses in Ireland, Department of Enterprise briefing note states
Ireland’s planned ban on certain Israeli goods complicated by recent events
Ceasefire in Gaza and election of pro-Israel US president Donald Trump likely to feed into deliberations on Occupied Territories Bill
He survived 15 months of war in the Gaza Strip, then died as ceasefire neared
Amr al-Najjar and his cousins died in an air strike just hours before the Israel-Hamas truce took effect
Three Israeli hostages, including dual US and French citizens, set for release in Gaza on Saturday
Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon will be handed over on Saturday
Gaza Strip: Infrastructural ruin, destroyed facilities and lack of shelter await returnees despite joy at ceasefire
Mass movement of Palestinians back into Gaza encountering lack of basic supplies, sewage treatment systems, freshwater and public waste management. It is claimed the war has reversed development by 60 years
Palestinian killed and seven wounded after Israel blocks return to northern Gaza
Trump suggests move to resettle population to ‘clean out’ war-ravaged territory
Didier Fassin’s Moral Abdication: How the World Failed to Stop the Destruction of Gaza
‘Commentators found it impossible to imagine a different camp: the camp of life’ when faced with demands to cease the slaughter of innocents
From Gaza to Iran, Trump makes moves to reshape the Middle East
Palestinians have cause for increased concern
‘There’s this double feeling’: Freed Palestinian prisoner tells of joy and pain after release
Khalida Jarrar most prominent of 90 Palestinians released on Sunday as part of first phase of ceasefire agreement
Fianna Fáil members overwhelmingly ratify programme for government
Micheál Martin stands over his criticism of Michael Lowry when the Moriarty tribunal’s report was published in 2011, and said what was revealed by the tribunal was ‘shocking’
Thousands gather in Tel Aviv to celebrate as release of Israeli hostages begins following ceasefire
Thousands gather in Tel Aviv to celebrate as release of Israeli hostages begins following ceasefire
Three Israeli women hostages arrive home as ceasefire begins between Israel and Hamas
Romy Gonen (24), Emily Damari (28) and Doron Steinbrecher (31) brought to Tel Aviv hospital after 471 days in captivity
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