Hamas says it is ready to enter ceasefire negotiations in ‘positive spirit’
Group said to want stronger guarantees of permanent end to war as Netanyahu prepares to meet Trump in US
Israel Defense Forces
Israel aims to maintain ‘aerial superiority’ over Iran
Defence minister instructs armed forces to devise ‘enforcement plan’ for ceasefire
Israel continues deadly attacks on Gaza as Trump awaits Hamas reply to ceasefire plan
Aid points are run by a US- and Israeli-backed group that largely bypasses the UN-led aid system
Glastonbury 2025: All that Kneecap and Bob Vylan outrage drowned out the air strike on the cafe birthday party
The BBC’s coverage of the festival is a wonder. But this time around it became a morass of missed points and moral cowardice
Gazans ordered to evacuate amid latest Israeli barrage that kills at least 112 and injures 400
Washington to host ceasefire talks with Israeli officials
Optimism grows for Gaza ceasefire but serious obstacles remain
Israeli military has told political leaders to either end the war or order an expansion
Israeli strikes kill at least 58 in Gaza ahead of US talks on ceasefire
Twenty people, including women, children and a local journalist, killed in Israeli air strike on beachfront cafe
Kneecap would not face prosecution under new Irish anti-terrorism laws, Minister insists
Band member Mo Chara has been prosecuted for allegedly displaying Hizbullah flag at London concert
Glastonbury Festival says chants about Israel Defense Forces by Bob Vylan ‘crossed the line’
Police assessing footage of group’s performance, which UK health secretary Wes Streeting on Sunday described as ‘appalling’
Three Palestinians killed by Israeli army during raid by settlers
Israeli humans rights group says settler attacks are ‘part of a calculated strategy for dispossessing Palestinians of their land’
Iran fires missiles at key US base in Qatar
Doha appears to have had advance warning of attack which followed US bombing or Iranian nuclear sites
Tánaiste lobbies European partners amid concern for Irish deployment in Lebanon
Unifil mission requires UN Security Council vote amid fears US will act to end or scale it back
Israel-Iran conflict: hostilities may end ‘within days’
‘Once the goals are achieved... the fighting will stop’ says Binyamin Netanyahu
Israel recovers bodies of three hostages from Gaza
UK government set to proscribe Palestine Action after spray-painting of aircraft at RAF base
Is it time for the Social Democrats to end Eoin Hayes’s purgatory?
Before the Dáil even sat, the Social Democrats were down a TD over questions about his shareholding in a company with close ties to the IDF
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
Israel to switch focus of attack to Iran’s heavily protected south
Trump’s procrastination appears advantageous for Israeli military planners
Why academic institutions are cutting ties with Israel
Messages from colleagues from Gaza and the displaced Palestinian students on our campuses have been the driving force for many of us
Israeli gunfire and strikes kill 140 in Gaza, say medics
Plight of Palestinians being forgotten while world attention turns towards Iran
Last November Israel decided covert operations would not quell Iran’s nuclear threat
With almost 2,000km between Tel Aviv and Tehran, this is Israel’s first long-distance war
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
Iran and Israel broaden attacks as Trump urges ‘everyone’ to evacuate Tehran
Iran threatens to leave nuclear weapons treaty and tells UN Security Council its strikes on Israel are self-defence
Israel says it is on track for objectives after Iranian missiles hit Israeli cities
G7 leaders began gathering in the Canadian Rockies on Sunday; Trump says he hopes there is going to be a deal
Israelis under attack from Iran shift to full-scale war mode
Non-essential work places are closed, along with schools and universities. Most people are only leaving home to stock up on basics
Amount of aid getting into Gaza ‘minuscule’, Doctors Without Borders chief says
Gaza has been turned into ‘graveyard of shattered hospitals, mass graves and destroyed neighbourhoods’, medical aid chief says
War between Israel and Iran expected to continue for at least a fortnight
Donald Trump’s moves in the coming days will be critical in shaping the direction of the war
Iran retaliates with strikes against Israel as Netanyahu vows to continue for ‘as many days as it takes’
New Revolutionary Guards’ chief warns Tehran would open ‘gates of hell … upon this child-killing regime’
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
Iranians react to Israel’s strikes with anger and fear: ‘We can’t afford not to respond’
Iranian residents brace for escalation as some say they plan to leave for neighbouring Turkey
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
Arab states unite in condemnation of Israel’s attack
Saudi Arabia sets tone by referring to ‘brotherly Islamic Republic of Iran’ while condemning ‘heinous attacks’
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
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