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Gaza: At least 57 Palestinians have starved to death under Israeli blockade, say aid agencies
No food, potable water and medical supplies have entered Gaza since March 2nd
Israeli ministers to vote on expanding Gaza fighting as Houthi missile strike targets Tel Aviv airport
Yemeni Houthi rebels claim responsibility for missile that landed near Tel Aviv airport
Kneecap should be commended rather than condemned
Belfast rappers' choice of word may have been crass but at least they were using their artform to create a space for politics
In pictures: Many in Gaza face malnutrition as blockade enters third month
A shortage of food and supplies has driven the territory toward starvation, say aid agencies
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 40 people in Gaza, officials say
Irish WHO director Mike Ryan says slaughter and suffering in Gaza must stop
Israeli strikes target sites in Syria, killing one and injuring four
Israel on Friday bombed area near presidential palace in Damascus in warning to Islamist-led authorities of readiness to ramp up military action
Kneecap controversy: what have the west Belfast rappers done now?
UK counter-terrorism police are investigating videos of the group
De Valera’s condolences on the death of Hitler continue to provoke 80 years on
Notorious second World War incident is still cited today by those critical of Ireland
Israeli strikes on Syria hit area near presidential palace in Damascus
Escalation indicates Israel’s preparedness to ramp up military action in name of Syria’s Druze minority
Ship carrying humanitarian aid and activists to Gaza attacked by drones, NGO says
Ship issued SOS distress call after being hit 31.5km east of Malta
Ireland’s human rights obligations
‘Government has failed to deliver on election promise to pass the Occupied Territories Bill’
Israel says its military strikes in Syria aimed at group that attacked Druze community
Syrian source says Israeli drone strikes targeted government security forces in mainly Druze town of Sahnaya
Ireland ‘out of step’ with United States on Israel, US ambassador nominee is told
Edward Walsh, who is Trump’s pick to be envoy to Dublin, pledges to build on relations between America and Ireland
Syria’s largely secular Druze community drawn into sectarian conflict
Clashes in Damascus suburb were triggered by recording alleged to be of a Druze cleric insulting Prophet Muhammad
Israeli intelligence chief announces resignation after spat with Binyamin Netanyahu
Prime minister’s attempt to fire Ronen Bar pushed country to brink of constitutional crisis
Unrwa calls on Israel to lift blockade on aid into Gaza as humanitarian crisis worsens
With farmland and grazing areas devastated, Gazans depend entirely on supplies from outside
‘Total lies’: Netanyahu dismisses internal security chief’s claims over sacking
Shin Bet director challenges dismissal in court, alleges he lost his job for political reasons
Israel’s ban on working with Gaza aid agency threatens aims of UN, ICJ hears
Israel has not backed up some of its claims of mass Hamas infiltration of Unrwa with evidence, UN official indicates
Iran port explosion: At least 18 killed and 700 injured
Shahid Rajaee is a large Iranian container facility that handles 80m tonnes of goods a year
Several killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as mediators look to restart ceasefire
Ten killed by Israeli strike on Gaza City home, including five children
Critics of Israeli government policies being labelled anti-Semitic is ‘outrageous’, Higgins says
President says absence of some leaders at pope’s funeral is ‘very significant’
Kneecap in process of securing new US visa sponsor ahead of North America tour
Trio’s visas understood to no longer be valid after being dropped by agent following Coachella performance
The Great Betrayal: The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the Middle East by Fawaz A Gerges – engaging read for seasoned observers
The scope is perhaps too broad, and the prose a little dry, for this book to appeal to the general reader
Gaza: Mediators to present new proposal to Israel and Hamas for ceasefire
New proposal calls for long-term ceasefire of at least five to seven years, backed by international guarantees
More than €10m of Irish State funds invested in Israeli companies with links to occupied territories
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe discloses that direct investment by the State in business with direct links to illegal settlements has fallen to €1.25 million
Israeli strikes kill at least 44 in Gaza, health authorities say
Dozens wounded and ten reported dead in air strike on police station in Jabalia
‘Dedicated to the oppressed, refugees and marginalised’: How Pope Francis is remembered in Middle East
Late pontiff visited nine countries in the region and north Africa, cultivating ties between Christians and Muslims
Spain cancels ammunition purchase from Israel amid political outcry
Madrid insists on weapons boycott after backlash from within coalition government
Education infrastructure another casualty of Gaza war, TUI conference hears
Teachers’ union passes motion condemning Israeli government’s actions in Gaza
The Eyes of Gaza. A Diary of Resilience: Surviving one of the deadliest military campaigns in recorded history
Since October 7th, 2023, Israel has killed 167 Palestinian journalists. One of those who survived is Plestia Alaqad (22)
Israeli air strikes kill 10 in school where displaced families were sheltering, medics say
Children’s hospital in Gaza City is damaged in separate attack
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