Widespread support in Israel for ceasefire amid relief at return of hostages despite high price involved in release of Palestinian detainees

Binyamin Netanyahu’s aim of returning 200,000 Israelis to southern and northern communities abandoned during war is unlikely until Gaza has been pacified by political means

The Indonesian Hospital is one of the Gaza Strip’s few still partially functioning hospitals

Israel receives major boost as pro-Iranian militias in Iraq announce they are stopping their attacks against Israel

Ireland’s position on Israel has always been consistent. If our Government is guilty of anything, it is delay

Abbas blamed for rampant corruption and mismanagement and held responsible for rift with Hamas

Two recent developments have removed obstacles to Israel establishing a military administration in the Gaza Strip

Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid says if UN fails to suspend Israel over its cutting of ties with Unrwa, it will create ‘a vacuum in international law’

More detailed US truce proposal coming in days, CIA director says

Israeli assault force targeting a variety of militant groups in Palestinian cities and refugee camps in West Bank

Widely suspected of being the architect of the October 7th attacks, Sinwar has wielded an effective veto over ceasefire negotiations with Israel

Israeli finance minister responds by calling for annexation of West Bank

Surging settler violence, military raids and economic pressure have further undermined the credibility of the PA leadership

Micheál Martin says Ireland will back Ursula von der Leyen for European Commission president

Attempt to seek an arrest warrant for Netanyahu has briefly rallied support around the Israeli leader, but that masks a deeper divide over the ‘day after’

Months of co-ordination led to what is seen by participants as an imperfect attempt to revive moribund Middle Eastern peace hopes

Prospects for a ceasefire breakthrough remain low

The fact that the well-flagged statement was synchronised with parallel announcements from the Norwegian and Spanish governments adds to its weight

Ireland’s move does not recognise a specific government in the area and is based on various UN resolutions

For decades, Israeli officials complained they had no “valid interlocutor” while holding Marwan Barghouti in an Israeli jail