Israel-Hamas conflict
Stories relating to the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants
Pat Kenny injects touch of venom into take on Charles Haughey’s kickback-funded lifestyle
Radio: As veteran presenter assesses late taoiseach with Vincent Browne, Brendan O’Connor’s James McClean interview is another captivating encounter
What makes someone a murderer? Irish-born philosopher believed she had the answer
NAZA lays bare the horror of AI-enhanced war but there is a glimmer of hope
Beoga on quitting Ed Sheeran’s tour: ‘You have to hold your friends accountable’
The Irish trad band say the star should have cancelled tour dates rather than allow Macklemore to be dropped from the bill over his support for Palestine
Israel kills at least four people in latest attacks on Gaza Strip
Some 1,500 Palestinians have been killed in the enclave since beginning of US-brokered ceasefire one year ago
Palestinian student’s visa refusal was unlawful, court told
Outcome of challenge may impact 38 similar cases taken by others denied documentation by Minister for Justice
Sally Rooney could have made things a great deal easier for herself. She chose not to
There are very few writers as famous as Rooney, and almost none as willing to leverage that fame as bravely for a moral cause
Cutting Palestine flag necklace from Cheap Irish Homes episode a ‘mistake’, says RTÉ
Show participant wearing necklace was not informed of edit prior to broadcast and lodged complaint with Coimisiún na Meán
Trump endorses Netanyahu in Israeli election
US president praises Netanyahu as a ‘great warrior prime minister’ and peace partner
Israel’s former spy chief sues Netanyahu for ‘blood libel’ over October 7th attacks
Ronen Bar has accused Netanyahu of trying to shift the blame on to him
Actions of Irish footballers were measured but impactful
Describing them as ‘anti-Semitic’ and harmful to the Jewish community in Ireland is a denial of the wider truth
Naza review: An essential record of the nightmare Israel has engineered in Gaza
The most disturbing sections introduce us to a tracking algorithm known, with blackly appalling insensitivity, as ‘Where’s Daddy?’
‘You hack her phone, then you kill her’: What Israeli intelligence officers told Naza director Yuval Abraham about their tactics in Gaza
Naza has incensed the Netanyahu administration. That means the documentary’s revelations have frightened it, says the film-maker
October 7th was a piercing, shrieking alarm call for all Jews
To some people it makes no difference whether we are Zionist or not, distressed by images of Gaza or not. We are Jews
Game over: Inside the ruins of Gaza’s football stadiums
Sports stadium, bomb site, detainment yard, refugee camp – the three-year evolution of Gaza’s football stadiums
In pictures: Three years of war in Gaza
October 7th marks three years since a Hamas-led attack in Israel
‘We don’t talk about it much’: Three years after October 7th attacks, Emily Hand is rebuilding her childhood
Three years on from the October 7th attacks, Dún Laoghaire-born Thomas Hand says his daughter Emily (11) has rebuilt a normal childhood after 50 days in captivity in Gaza
Netanyahu faces fresh scrutiny over pre-October 7th warnings
New reports on warnings received before the Hamas attack threaten the Israeli prime minister’s general election campaign
The one thing Israel hasn’t managed to take from us in three years is hope
Thousands of women whose husbands have been killed, detained or have gone missing now carry the sole responsibility of protecting and providing for their families
‘They want to kill all of us’: Life on Israel’s anxious frontier
Three years after the October 7th attacks, real security feels elusive in the Israeli community nearest the Gaza border fence
Department’s €130k ‘turf agent’ a masterclass in loose oversight
Plus: Jeffrey Donaldson’s Down home on the market, Alan Shatter’s mixed debut as a football hack, and Ireland-Israel game nets a big viewership
Israeli strikes kill six people in Gaza, medics say
At least 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since last year’s US-brokered ceasefire
Naomi Klein: The super rich need to be abolished and ‘prescribed a middle-class life’
End Times Fascism by noted author and her collaborator Astra Taylor contains a hopeful prescription for neighbourly resistance
Ed Sheeran gigs at Massachusetts stadium owned by Macklemore critic cancelled over weather
All support acts withdrew from tour over comments singer made about Gaza
Israeli bulldozers smash Palestinian olive trees before annual harvest
‘They left us with nothing,’ says owner of olive grove in West Bank
Man convicted of attempted murder over 2023 shooting of Irish-Palestinian student in US
Hisham Awartani (23) left paralysed from waist down and his friends wounded in attack by Jason Eaton (51)
Merz is on the ropes. Could Sunday’s regional elections deliver a knock-out blow?
While the chancellor struggles and his centre-right CDU bickers, its SPD rival has come out in attack mode
Macklemore to donate $1 million from Ed Sheeran tour to Palestinian charities
He invited Robert Kraft, who asked Sheeran to drop the rapper from the tour, to match his donation
Ed Sheeran controversy: How his North American tour has ended up in crisis
Were Sheeran to cancel the tour, the total economic loss is estimated to be anywhere from $60-$100 million
Ireland are set to play Israel – which means we have already lost
Those who argue that politics has no place in sport are delusional
Inside the Brussels struggle over who speaks for Europe
‘Something’s not working’: Inside the European Union’s stalling ambitions to become a proper geopolitical heavyweight
EU-wide prohibition on trade in both goods and services with illegal settlements
A critical mass of vocal countries could tip the balance, and Ireland can demonstrate moral leadership and credibility on this issue
Israel army admits firing on car carrying Hind Rajab (5) and family in Gaza and opens criminal inquiry
IDF to carry out investigation into killings near Rafah of 15 Palestinian medics and humanitarian personnel in March 2025
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