‘There’s this double feeling’: Freed Palestinian prisoner tells of joy and pain after release
Khalida Jarrar most prominent of 90 Palestinians released on Sunday as part of first phase of ceasefire agreement
Israel-Hamas conflict
Stories relating to the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants
Gazans begin searching for people under rubble on day two of ceasefire
Rebuilding Gaza could take decades and cost billions, UN assessments show
Israel releases 90 Palestinian prisoners as Gaza ceasefire enters second day
Israeli move follows the release of three Israeli women held hostage by Hamas
Thousands gather in Tel Aviv to celebrate as release of Israeli hostages begins following ceasefire
Thousands gather in Tel Aviv to celebrate as release of Israeli hostages begins following ceasefire
Three Israeli women hostages arrive home as ceasefire begins between Israel and Hamas
Romy Gonen (24), Emily Damari (28) and Doron Steinbrecher (31) brought to Tel Aviv hospital after 471 days in captivity
Hamas remains in control of Gaza even as ceasefire takes effect
Widespread support in Israel for ceasefire amid relief at return of hostages despite high price involved in release of Palestinian detainees
Hamas releases three female Israeli hostages after ceasefire comes into effect in Gaza
Israeli military strikes kill at least eight Palestinians across Gaza on Sunday morning amid delay in implementing ceasefire
Occupied Territories Bill to be replaced by new legislation, Tánaiste confirms
The contentious proposed law had outlined a ban on trade with Israeli firms operating in occupied Palestinian territory
Michael D Higgins, the wily old leftie, has always been a supreme politician
His genius is to lull you into thinking he’s harmless
Israel retains right to resume war in Gaza if ceasefire proves pointless, Netanyahu says
Israeli prime minister says ceasefire cannot go into effect on Sunday without list of hostage names
‘Who actually has the power? Is it Taylor Swift – or have men just found a way to profit off the idea of a powerful woman?’
Blistering punk-pop duo Lambrini Girls recorded debut album last year, when the world seemed to be at peak insanity. But the spiral continues, they say
Gaza ceasefire: ‘We’ll hug, we’ll cry and we’ll thank God over and over for surviving this war’
With a truce on the horizon, Gazans can think of little else but going home. Even if those homes are now no more than rubble and ash
Joy mixed with trepidation as Israel awaits return of hostages
News of ceasefire was greeted not with exuberant celebrations but rather with a sombre recognition that finally Israel has reached the beginning of the end
UN estimates that 1.9m people displaced from Gaza’s 2.3m population
Organisation indicates that women and children account for 70% of fatalities from death toll of almost 47,000
An Irish man in Israel: As news came of the ceasefire deal, there were no celebrations on the streets of Tel Aviv
My eight-year-old daughter Ella’s excitement didn’t rub off on the other passengers on the bus, who seemed unfazed by the breaking news
Pat Kenny’s outrage at imaginary injustices raises his show to jaw-dropping heights
Radio: The veteran presenter grows ever more outraged by imaginary injustices as he highlights potential shortcomings of the new builders’ register
Israel to end Gaza ceasefire delay as right-wing party says it will quit government
US vice-president Kamala Harris says Washington expects agreement to be implemented in full and on time
Yemen’s Houthis say they will continue attacks if Gaza ceasefire breached
Houthis have mounted more than 100 attacks on ships since November 2023 and have sunk two vessels and killed at least four seafarers
Ireland’s Jewish and Palestinian communities call for urgency in implementing Gaza ceasefire
Israeli cabinet’s delay in voting on the proposed deal which is due to begin on Sunday sparks concerns that it may unravel
Binyamin Netanyahu needs all his political skills at home and abroad
Israeli prime minister juggles political survival with the need to please Trump
Hamas renews its ranks in face of Israeli military onslaught
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
Gaza ceasefire deal brings joy, but is tinged with uncertainty
The coming weeks will remain fraught for Palestinians in Gaza and the families of Israeli hostages taken in the Hamas attack
Irish aid worker in Gaza: ‘The needs are still enormous’
Jenny Higgins (37) works at a field hospital in Gaza established by the medical aid charity Med-UK
Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza hours after announcement of ceasefire deal
Israeli cabinet meeting on Thursday morning expected to endorse the new deal, as Israel reportedly intensified strikes on Gaza
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris welcome Gaza ceasefire after ‘15 months of immense human suffering’
Michael D Higgins said massive scale-up of humanitarian aid is needed now to save lives
Gaza ceasefire deal: What has been agreed between Israel and Hamas?
Negotiators reached agreement on a ceasefire after 15 months of conflict
Durability of Gaza ceasefire could depend on Trump’s willingness to use US political muscle
US and Israeli administrations face tough political calculations — and vast undertaking of rebuilding Palestinian enclave
Agreement threatens stability of Netanyahu’s coalition
Post-war arrangement for Gaza unclear as residents return to destroyed neighbourhoods
Michael D Higgins should not speak at Holocaust commemoration in Dublin, say Jewish representatives
President Higgins will address the gathering in the Mansion House on Sunday, January 26th, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp
Israel and Hamas move closer to finalising ceasefire deal
Biden and Trump express optimism a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas can be agreed within days
Israel awaits Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal
‘Distinct possibility’ of getting deal done before US president Joe Biden leaves office
High-level Israeli security delegation in Doha for Gaza talks
Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, met Netanyahu on Saturday
Israeli military names hostage killed alongside father in Gaza as forces continue to pound enclave
Israeli defence minister orders military to present plan for total defeat of Hamas in Gaza if it does not release its hostages before Donald Trump’s inauguration
Far-right Zionist leader says Israel is ‘preparing hell for Hamas’
Bezalel Smotrich calls for country to take over ‘entire civil management of Gaza Strip’ and cut humanitarian aid to Palestinians to minimum
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