Three Palestinians killed, 69 shot in Israeli raid Three people were killed and dozens wounded this morning, the Palestinian health ministry said, as Israeli forces raided the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. World • 09 Aug 22
Gaza buries dead as truce with Israel holds Shell-shocked Gazans sifted through the rubble of three days of deadly fighting between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants today as a truce held and life … World • 08 Aug 22
Israel to close Gaza crossing after rocket attacks Israel said it will close its only crossing from Gaza for workers tomorrow in response to overnight rocket fire, stopping short of conducting retaliatory strikes … World • 23 Apr 22
Israeli air strikes hit Gaza after rocket attack Israel carried out its first air strike on the Gaza Strip in months early on Tuesday, in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian … World • 19 Apr 22
Ireland hosts special graduation ceremony in Gaza Twenty-five Palestinian students who came to Ireland to study for Masters' degrees have finally graduated at a special ceremony held in Gaza by the Irish … World • 29 Jun 21
Israeli army launches further airstrikes on Gaza Israeli jets launched air strikes on Gaza overnight Thursday to Friday after militants in the Palestinian territory again launched incendiary balloons into southern Israel, the … Gaza • 17 Jun 21
Israel in airstrikes on Gaza over incendiary balloons Israel carried out air strikes on Gaza after incendiary balloons were sent into the south of the country, in the first flare-up between the two … World • 16 Jun 21
UN rights council probe decision 'shameful' - Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced as "shameful" a decision by the UN Human Rights Council to probe abuses in the Palestinian territories and … World • 27 May 21
US Secretary of State announces aid to Gaza US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pledged on a Middle East mission that Washington would provide new aid to help rebuild Gaza as part … World • 25 May 21
UN Security Council calls for Gaza ceasefire adherence The UN Security Council has called for "full adherence to the ceasefire" in the conflict between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza, in its first statement … World • 23 May 21
Ceasefire holding as aid begins to arrive in Gaza The ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza is holding, as humanitarian aid begins to enter the Israeli-blockaded enclave ravaged by 11 days of … Gaza • 22 May 21
Owner of Gaza media building lodges complaint with ICC The owner of a Gaza building housing international media that was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike is lodging a complaint with the International Criminal Court, … World • 21 May 21
'Mutual and unconditional' Gaza ceasefire agreed Israel and the two main Palestinian armed groups in Gaza, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, have agreed to a ceasefire to end 11 days of conflict. World • 20 May 21
Biden expecting 'de-escalation' in Israel-Gaza conflict US President Joe Biden told Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he expects a "significant" reduction in the military confrontation with Palestinians, the White House … World • 19 May 21
Violence in Gaza 'absolutely unacceptable' - Taoiseach The Government has joined a compensation claim against the Israeli government for the destruction of property it and other EU governments have funded in the … Politics • 18 May 21
Death toll climbs in Israel-Gaza conflict Heavy air strikes and rocket fire in the Israel-Gaza conflict has claimed more lives on both sides as tensions flared in Palestinian "day of anger" … World • 18 May 21
Biden tells Israel he backs ceasefire with Palestinians United States President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he backs having a ceasefire in the bloody exchanges between Israelis and Palestinians, … World • 17 May 21
UN chief warns of 'uncontainable crisis' in Middle East UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pleaded for an immediate end to deadly Israeli-Palestinian violence, warning a Security Council meeting that the fighting could plunge the … World • 16 May 21
Thousands rally across Europe to support Palestinians Tens of thousands of protesters marched in support of Palestinians in all major European cities including London, Berlin, Madrid, Rome and Paris. Gaza • 15 May 21
Biden has 'grave concern' over Israel-Gaza violence US President Joe Biden, in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expressed his "grave concern" over the flare-up of violence in Israel … World • 15 May 21
Israeli troops fire at Gaza but no soldiers 'on ground' Israel fired artillery and mounted more air strikes against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip amid constant rocket fire deep into Israel's commercial centre. World • 13 May 21
Coveney: Comments on Middle East clashes 'justified' Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has confirmed that Ireland's ambassador to Israel has been summoned to the Israeli Foreign Office over comments made by … World • 12 May 21
62 dead amid fears of 'full-scale war' in Middle East Israel said it killed 16 members of the Hamas armed wing in Gaza in a barrage today and Palestinian militants rained rockets into Israel as … World • 12 May 21
UN to meet as Israel-Hamas violence escalates Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated overnight with the United Nations Security Council set to hold an emergency meeting on the deteriorating situation. World • 12 May 21
Israeli strikes kill six in Syria after Gaza attack Israeli aircraft struck the Islamic Jihad militant group in both Gaza and Syria, killing a number of fighters after the group fired a barrage of … World • 24 Feb 20