Israel-Hamas conflict
Stories relating to the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants
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
Israeli strike kills nine Palestinians including teen at police station in Gaza, say medics
Separate strike on Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza earlier kills one, taking Wednesday’s death toll to at least 10
Countries in ‘armed conflict’ to be barred from hosting Eurovision
Ireland among five countries to boycott song contest after organisers declined to exclude Israel
The Irish Times view on the Gaza peace plan: Netanyahu says no
The rejection highlights the inability of the US to exercise leverage over its ally
How Israel’s elections are impacting latest Gaza peace plans
Washington’s reaction to Netanyahu’s comments has been muted as plans proceed to implement next stages of ceasefire
Netanyahu’s career may be coming to a close, but what follows will not be much better
Netanyahu’s fear of losing power and of no longer being able to delay his corruption trial is becoming more urgent, but there may be little he can do
Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace issues first building contract for military base
Deal with Louisiana-based firm Arkel International, which previously worked for US government in Iraq, yet to be finalised
GAA’s denial of basic facts concerning relationship of Allianz Ireland with parent company is a stain on the organisation
The Allianz group is the biggest non-Israeli institutional holder of Israeli sovereign debt
Jerusalem’s al-Asqa mosque facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan
Country convening emergency meeting of Arab and Islamic foreign ministers around al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock
Trump says Israel is ‘very happy’ with Gaza disarmament agreement
US president’s Board of Peace hails ‘critical step’, but responses of Israeli and Hamas officials suggest disagreements remain
Stop the Game protest could disrupt Ireland’s home game against Austria
Ireland’s ‘home’ tie against Israel in the Nations League has been moved to Serbia due to operational challenges
Violence by Israeli settlers worsening in West Bank, UN human rights office warns
Figures show 18 Palestinians have been in incidents link to settler attacks so far this year, compared to 18 for all of 2025
Netanyahu meets Trump in US with president seeking to avoid renewed attacks on Iran
Israeli PM says ‘it was one of the best conversations I’ve had with our friend’
‘Studying in Ireland was the hope I was holding on to’: Palestinian teacher ‘dying inside’ since visa refused
Teacher of English was accepted onto Master’s programme at UCD’s Belfield campus starting in September
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