Thorny issues remain on EU leaders’ table long after dinner plates are cleared
Preference for one-day summits leaves some tricky questions unresolved
Gaza Strip
Netanyahu asks court to suspend corruption trial so he can focus on possible Gaza ceasefire
Israeli prime minister says efforts being made with US to end war and expand regional peace
Ireland’s jaw-jaw approach is ineffectual in a war-war world
Ireland must find its way through an uncomfortable world of increased defence spending
‘It’s a bit of a shift for the land of free speech’: US visa applicants switch social media profiles to public
People seeking to enter the US must list all social media accounts for ‘national security’ and public safety reasons, embassy says
Middle East in maps: Key territories in the current conflict
A map-based guide to understand wars and conflict in the Middle East
Controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation receives $30m in US funding
Some US officials opposed giving funds to group over concerns about violence near aid distribution sites
‘There’s people being bombed from the f**king sky’: Kneecap’s Mo Chara would ‘get over’ US visa being revoked
Kneecap are due to perform a much-anticipated set at Glastonbury on Saturday
What gives Ursula von der Leyen the right to egg Binyamin Netanyahu on with his killing crusades?
Von der Leyen is living proof against the foolish notion that women don’t tolerate warfare
Government briefs pro-Palestine EU allies on Occupied Territories Bill
Tánaiste Simon Harris says other EU members need to bring forward their own legislation
Situation in Gaza is ‘abhorrent and unbearable’, Ursula von der Leyen says
But Spain’s prime minister accuses European Union of having ‘double standards’ on conflict
EU leaders agree the situation in Gaza is ‘dire’ – but that’s where agreement ends
Irish pleas fall on deaf ears amid ‘incomprehensible’ opposition to collective action
Israel stops aid to northern Gaza, officials say, as clans deny Hamas is stealing it
Hamas denies role as Gaza’s Higher Commission for Tribal Affairs says aid trucks protected ‘solely through tribal efforts’
Refusal by EU states to address ‘catastrophic’ Gaza situation is incomprehensible, Martin says
Middle East, defence spending and war in Ukraine on the agenda as EU leaders meet for summit
Will the EU sanction Israel?
Ireland and other countries favour sanctions against Israel, including suspending a trade agreement
Israeli bond investors risk complicity in genocide, TD claims in letter to Central Bank governor
Gary Gannon says he is willing to take a High Court challenge to Central Bank’s policy
Pro-Israel countries to block Irish efforts to sanction Israel at EU summit
Several member states will not agree for EU to take action despite review of EU-Israel trade agreement
Seven Israeli soldiers killed in Hamas attack in Gaza
Hamas militants plant bomb on Israeli military vehicle in Khan Younis, causing it to catch fire
Hours after Netanyahu spoke of a historic victory over Iran, Israel was hit by a painful reminder
Death of seven Israeli soldiers in Khan Younis leads key ally of prime minister to question war in Gaza
Israel kills 40 in Gaza after agreeing to ceasefire with Iran
Israel-Iran deal raises hopes among Palestinians of end to Gaza war
How Gaza became the world’s deadliest place for journalists
In the News podcast: At least 184 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since October 2023
Nuclear weapons have been in the Middle East for decades – not in Iran, but in Israel
Israel successfully created a reality distortion field in which the possible (Iran might get nuclear weapons) obscures the actual (Israel already has them)
Taoiseach warns against forgetting Gaza as international focus turns to Israel-Iran conflict
Ireland to push for sanctions on Israel at EU summit
Renewed calls for EU to suspend Israel trade deal
EU had been far to slow to act in the face of genocide in Gaza, says Simon Harris
Irish protesters on march to Gaza recall ‘sinister’ detention and armed ‘paid locals’ surrounding them
Demonstrators from more than 50 countries went to Egypt for peaceful attempt to reach Rafah crossing
Israel recovers bodies of three hostages from Gaza
UK government set to proscribe Palestine Action after spray-painting of aircraft at RAF base
EU may be finally approaching ‘point of departure’ on Gaza war
Iran war threatens to stall growing support within EU for action against Israel, as foreign ministers meet in Brussels
EU’s review of Gaza war based on alleged ‘grave violations’ by Israel
Taoiseach says findings paint ‘clear and grim picture’ of Israel’s deliberate failure to adhere to international obligations
Mahmoud Khalil released after US judge says standards for detention ‘clearly not met’
Columbia University graduate’s release is latest defeat for Trump administration, which had promised to deport pro-Palestinian international students en masse
AG says he cannot help on legal query over Shannon flights that may aid Israel’s Gaza war
In response to Social Democrats, Rossa Fanning said advising individual Oireachtas members is not part of his role
Israeli fire kills at least 44 Palestinians in Gaza
Hamas accuses Israel of weaponising hunger as Unicef warns enclave’s water system could collapse
Another week, another war: Trump pivots from America first to talk of a bunker buster
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: AIB buys back all its shares, while politicians tear strips off Children’s Health Ireland representatives in front of an Oireachtas committee
Diplomatic efforts continuing in bid to help Irish citizens in Iran and Israel
Simon Harris speaks to Saudi and Jordanian counterparts on ‘increasingly dangerous’ situation in Middle East
EU’s failure to propose ways to cut trade with illegal Israeli settlements criticised by nine foreign ministers
Foreign ministers of Spain, Ireland and seven other EU states criticise slow response to ICJ opinion
‘We are being slaughtered’: Gazans risk their lives on desperate journeys for food
At least 51 killed by Israeli fire on Thursday, including 12 who tried to approach a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site, medics say
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