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GAZA CITY, GAZA - OCTOBER 29: Smoke rises from the area following the Israeli army's attack on the Al-Shati refugee camp despite the ceasefire in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 29, 2025. More than 100 Palestinians, including 46 children, have lost their live

IDF says it conducted targeted strike in northern Gaza

The Israeli military has said it has conducted a "targeted" strike in the area of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza targeting an infrastructure site where weapons were stored.

Middle East • 9 hrs

Palestinians try to clear the remains of buildings destroyed by Israeli attacks with limited resources i Khan Yunis, Gaza on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Mohammed Eslayeh/Anadolu via Getty Images)

At least eight killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Israeli planes launched strikes in Gaza after Israel accused the militant group Hamas of violating a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory, the latest test of a fragile deal brokered earlier this month by US President Donald Trump.

Middle East • 28 Oct

Former hostage Yossi Sharabi's coffin is carried from a van to his funeral as IDF soldiers look on

Israel says received body of Gaza hostage from Red Cross

Israel said its security forces in Gaza received the remains of a hostage from the Red Cross returned as part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal.

Middle East • 28 Oct

US President Donald Trump during a Diwali celebration in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Trump said Tuesday he did not want to have “a wasted meeting” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the latest s

Israel would 'lose all US support' if West Bank annexed

US President Donald Trump has said Israel would lose its crucial backing from the United States if it annexes the occupied West Bank.

Middle East • 23 Oct

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - OCTOBER 22: International Court of Justice (ICJ) gathers to issue an advisory opinion assessing the legal consequences of Israeli restrictions on United Nations (UN) agencies in the Hague, Netherlands on October 22, 2025. (Photo b

Israel must ease Gaza aid passage, provide 'basic needs'

The International Court of Justice has said that Israel is obliged to ease the passage of aid into Gaza, stressing it had to provide Palestinians with "basic needs" essential to survival.

Middle East • 22 Oct

'Great optimism' Gaza ceasefire will hold, says Vance

US President Donald Trump has said that allied nations in the Middle East are prepared to send troops into Gaza, at his request, to confront Hamas if the group does not cease its alleged violations of his peace plan.

Middle East • 21 Oct

Simon Harris is to attend a meeting that is set to focus on the Middle East and Russia's war in Ukraine

Call for EU to play greater role in increasing Gaza aid

Tánaiste Simon Harris is expected to call for the EU to play a greater role in increasing humanitarian aid to Gaza and for more sanctions on Russia at a meeting of EU foreign ministers today.

Politics • 20 Oct

Israel receives Gaza hostage body through Red Cross

Israel has said it has received the remains of another Gaza hostage handed over as part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal.

Middle East • 21 Oct

Smoke rises after Israeli airstrike hit al-Bureij camp despite ceasefire in Gaza

Israel says returning to ceasefire after 'violation'

The Israeli military said it is reinforcing the Gaza ceasefire after it was "violated" by Hamas, signaling an end to strikes on the enclave that it claimed were carried out in response to earlier attacks on its forces.

Middle East • 20 Oct

KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - OCTOBER 17: Teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Palestinian rescue crews carry out excavation work after the ceasefire to recover the bodies of Israeli hostages killed during the attacks in Khan Yunis, Gaz

Israel receives body of hostage returned by Hamas

The Israeli army said the remains of a hostage had been handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza, after Hamas said it would return the body as part of a ceasefire deal.

Middle East • 18 Oct

An elderly couple grieves in front of their destroyed home

'Everything turned to ash': Gazans return to razed homes

As a fragile ceasefire holds, displaced Palestinian residents of Gaza City have returned to their homes only to find rubble, with many of them forced to camp out in makeshift shelters.

Middle East • 16 Oct

Image of an lady in a blue suit addressing an audience

IMF's Georgieva says Gaza peace would benefit region

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has urged all parties to continue moving in the direction of a sustained lasting peace following a ceasefire in Gaza, saying it would benefit the entire region.

Business • 16 Oct

Palestinians continue to return to the southern city of Khan Yunis following the ceasefire in Gaza

Israel and Hamas trade blame over Gaza truce violations

Israel's military aid agency COGAT has said preparations are ongoing with Egypt to open the major Rafah border crossing with Gaza for the movement of people, with the date to be announced at a later stage

Middle East • 16 Oct

Cairns criticises possible exclusion of services from OTB

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has accused the Government of "slow walking" the Occupied Territories Bill and criticised the possible exclusion of services from the law.

Politics • 15 Oct

KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - OCTOBER 10: Palestinians begin to return their homes damaged and destroyed homes following the Israel announcement on Friday that the ceasefire agreement came into effect at noon, in Khan Yunis, Gaza on October 10, 2025. (Photo by Doaa

Gazans 'cautious' about movements amid latest ceasefire

People in Gaza are being cautious about their movements as they wait to see if the current ceasefire holds.

Middle East • 15 Oct

Israeli tanks and military vehicles deployed along the border in Sderot

'No other option' - future of peacekeeping roles in Gaza

One of the objectives in Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan is an International Stablisation Force, and while there is no clear indication of what that will entail, for Ireland, the idea of a peacekeeping mission has not been totally shelved, writes Jackie Fox.

Analysis and Comment • 15 Oct

Trucks carrying food aid and fuel, accompanied by a United Nations team, passed through the Kerem Shalom border crossing and arrive in the city of Khan Younis, Gaza

UN seeks Gaza aid boost as Hamas hands over more bodies

Aid trucks have been entering Gaza and Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing as Hamas handed over more bodies of dead hostages, following a dispute over the implementation of the ceasefire.

Middle East • 15 Oct

four world leaders at a peace summit in egypt behind a sign reading 'peace 2025'

Full text of the Gaza declaration

US President Donald Trump hailed a "tremendous day for the Middle East" as he and regional leaders signed a declaration meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza.

Middle East • 14 Oct

Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid supplies arrive in Gaza through the Kissufim Border Crossing

Gaza ceasefire outlook darkens as Israel delays aid

Israel has delayed aid into Gaza and kept the enclave's border shut, while re-emergent Hamas fighters were seen executing men in the street, darkening the outlook for US President Donald Trump's plan to end the war.

Middle East • 14 Oct

US President Donald Trump addresses the Israeli parliament

Trump declares peace - but reality is not that simple

Israel's parliament erupted with roaring ovations for Donald Trump and his Gaza peace deal. RTÉ's Deputy Foreign Editor Edmund Heaphy, who is in Tel Aviv, looks at the validity of the US President's claim that peace has been achieved.

Analysis and Comment • 14 Oct

Yuval Raphael representing Israel walks on stage during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest Opening Ceremony

Eurovision organisers push back Israel decision

Eurovision Song Contest organisers will no longer meet online in November to vote on Israel's participation in the competition, following Middle East "developments", the European Broadcasting Union said in an apparent reference to the Gaza ceasefire.

Entertainment • 14 Oct

US President Donald Trump delivers a statement during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh

Hamas frees hostages, Trump hails 'tremendous day'

Hamas has freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza under a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees, as US President Donald Trump told Israel's parliament that peace had arrived in the Holy Land.

Middle East • 14 Oct

Donald Trump (L) holds hands and speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli parliament

Trump receives hero's welcome at Israeli parliament

Confident US President Donald Trump stands before the Israeli Parliament as a "hero" as he says he expects peace in the Middle East to last.

Analysis and Comment • 13 Oct

People walk amid the destruction in Gaza City in northern Gaza

Ireland 'ready to do more' for injured Gazans - Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Ireland "stands ready to do more" if injured Gazans need to be evacuated here for medical treatment.

Middle East • 13 Oct

Israelis react as they watch the release of Israeli hostages by Hamas

Who are the 20 living hostages released by Hamas

Twenty living Israeli hostages have been released from Gaza under a ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Middle East • 13 Oct