‘Everybody can feel the pain’: Middle Eastern views on the present and future
A Syrian, a Palestinian, an Iranian and an Israeli give their views on how better times might be reached where they live
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Middle East in maps: Key territories in the current conflict
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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
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
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’
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
Taoiseach warns against forgetting Gaza as international focus turns to Israel-Iran conflict
Ireland to push for sanctions on Israel at EU summit
US attack on Iran was carried out ‘in full co-ordination’ with Israel
Netanyahu says he has delivered on promise to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities
Israeli fire kills at least 44 Palestinians in Gaza
Hamas accuses Israel of weaponising hunger as Unicef warns enclave’s water system could collapse
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
Israel’s secret intelligence operations in Iran: Hacked phones, deep-cover agents and covert warehouses
How Israel’s security services pulled off parallel operations in Iran may never fully become public, but early hints are trickling out
‘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
Israeli gunfire and strikes kill 140 in Gaza, say medics
Plight of Palestinians being forgotten while world attention turns towards Iran
‘Axis of Resistance’ in no position to help Iran
Self-preservation and national interest mean regional allies can do little more than express support
Kneecap case: ‘A woman pointed to a sniggering Móglaí Bap as the magistrate asked if anyone knew an Irish interpreter’
Bedlam and singing outside London court as Kneecap’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh appears on charge over displaying Hizbullah flag
Kneecap: terrorism case against group member Mo Chara adjourned by London court
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under stage name Mo Chara, accused of displaying a flag in support of Hizbullah
‘It was a massacre’: At least 51 Palestinians killed in Gaza while waiting for food trucks, say medics
Israeli tanks fired shells at crowds along main road in Khan Younis, residents say
Without an exit strategy, Israel risks bringing destruction to its doorstep in a war of attrition against Iran
More than 80% of Jewish Israelis support the conflict, researchers say
Micheál Martin calls for urgent cessation of Israel-Iran conflict and end to violence in Gaza
Taoiseach criticises Tehran and Tel Aviv, warning of risk to regional and global stability
Israel and Iran continue to exchange attacks as death tolls and calls for de-escalation grow
Tánaiste warns against travel to either country as Irish embassy staff work with citizens actively seeking to leave them
Israeli fire kills at least 41 people in Gaza, local health authorities report
Several Palestinians killed in near-daily mass shootings while trying to reach Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites
Israel and Iran launch more attacks on each other late on Saturday
Air defence systems firing in Iranian cities, signalling possible start of another Israeli attack, according to state television
Israeli fire and air strikes kill at least 35 Palestinians in Gaza
At least 15 people were killed as they tried to approach a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site
Iran fires missiles at Israel in response to attacks
Israel warns strikes are just start of its campaign, while Donald Trump says Iran could halt attacks by ending its nuclear programme
Most Israelis view a nuclear Iran as an existential threat
Already speculation that a successful outcome for Israel could prompt Binyamin Netanyahu to call early election
Hamas accused of attack on bus that killed eight Gaza food aid workers
At least 30 Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes and gunfire in Gaza
Israelis slowly begin to confront morality of war in Gaza
After 20 months of fighting against Hamas, mainstream debate has started to consider the plight of Palestinians
Three dead after Israeli forces fire on Palestinians near food distribution site in Gaza
Greta Thunberg deported from Israel after Gaza-bound aid ship seized
Even here in Israel, government statements about Greta Thunberg’s ‘selfie yacht’ are seen as crass
Mainstream television coverage took the story more seriously than mocking statements by the Netanyahu government
Gaza health ministry reports 14 dead after Israel-linked attack near aid site
Local gunmen appeared to be allied with the Israeli military, witnesses say
Inside the tunnel underneath Gaza hospital where Hamas commander allegedly met his death
Israel claims Mohammed Sinwar’s last hiding place is proof Hamas is using civilian infrastructure as shield for military activity
Israel orders military to stop Gaza-bound yacht carrying Greta Thunberg
Activists aim to defy Israeli blockade and highlight urgent need for humanitarian aid
Five killed by Israeli fire near aid point, Palestinians say
Israeli military claims it fired warning shots at people approaching its forces
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