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a little boy carries a large wooden plank in gaza

Gazans hope Trump will force end to two-year-old war

Exhausted Palestinians in Gaza clung to hopes that US President Donald Trump would keep up pressure on Israel to end a two-year-old war that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced the entire population of more than two million.

Middle East • 04 Oct

Watch: Protesters in Tel Aviv call for end to war in Gaza

Protesters in Tel Aviv have called for an end to the war in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages

Middle East • 04 Oct

A view of destruction following the Israeli attack on Omar al-Mukhtar Street of Gaza City, Gaza

Trump says Israel has agreed to withdrawal line from Gaza

US President Donald Trump said Israel has agreed to an initial withdrawal line from Gaza, which has been "shown to, and shared with, Hamas".

Middle East • 04 Oct

The crew of the Marinette are seen sailing on the Mediterreanean Sea on morning of October 3rd

All Irish on Gaza flotilla believed detained - organisers

A coordinator for the Irish delegation on the Global Sumud Flotilla has said she believes all of the Irish citizens aboard the flotilla have now been detained.

Middle East • 03 Oct

Snapshot from the livestream of the Israel interception

As it happened: Israel to deport flotilla activists

Follow live coverage of developments as Israel intercepts the latest flotilla heading towards Gaza.

Middle East • 02 Oct

Four screengrabs from assorted CTV cameras show the situation aboard four boats in a flotilla bound for gaza

At least 16 Irish held after Israel intercepts flotilla

Israel has said it will deport pro-Palestinian activists on an aid flotilla intercepted at sea as they headed towards Gaza, adding that none of the vessels had breached its maritime blockade of the territory.

Middle East • 02 Oct

Photo shows flotilla crew members holding their hands up

As it happened: Gaza aid boats boarded by Israel

At least eight Irish citizens were on board Global Sumud Flotilla vessels which were intercepted and detained by the Israeli navy.

Middle East • 02 Oct

A screenshot of a video shows an Israeli vessel approaching aid flotilla boats

SF senator among Irish on intercepted aid flotilla boats

At least eight Irish citizens were on board Global Sumud Flotilla vessels which have been intercepted and detained by the Israeli navy.

Middle East • 02 Oct

Smoke rises from the area targeted by Israeli forces in Gaza City, Gaza

Gaza civil defence says 41 killed in Israeli attacks

Gaza's civil defence agency and hospitals have said that Israeli forces killed at least 41 people across the territory, including 17 near an aid distribution centre.

Middle East • 30 Sep

A high rise building is struck and destroyed by missiles in Gaza

Trump: Hamas has three or four days to respond to deal

US President Donald Trump has said he is giving Hamas "three or four days" to respond to his Gaza ceasefire plan, under which the group must fully disarm and be excluded from future roles in government.

Middle East • 30 Sep

Donald Trump (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive for a joint news conference in the State Dining Room at the White House

Trump announces Gaza peace plan, with Netanyahu backing

US President Donald Trump has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to back a US-sponsored Gaza peace proposal aimed at ending a nearly two-year-old war in the Palestinian enclave, including a ceasefire and the release of hostages held by Hamas.

Middle East • 29 Sep

Smoke rises at the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood following Israeli attacks

Israeli attacks kill 21 as Gaza death toll reaches 66,000

Israeli attacks have killed at least 21 people across Gaza today as health authorities in the enclave said the death toll from Israeli attacks had climbed to over 66,000 since October 2023.

Middle East • 28 Sep

Two Palestinians watch on as smoke rises following an Israeli attack in Gaza City, Gaza

Hamas says it has not received US Gaza ceasefire plan

Israeli attacks have killed 74 people in Gaza in the past day, health officials in the enclave have said, while Hamas said it has not received US President Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan.

Middle East • 27 Sep

Photo shows one of the docked boats belonging to the Global Samud flotilla which is sailing to Gaza

Aid flotilla to enter international waters towards Gaza

An international aid flotilla was set to leave Greek waters and head towards Gaza, organisers said, defying warnings from Israel that it would use any means to block the boats' access to the war-torn enclave.

World • 26 Sep

Image shows Dr Mohammed Abu Mughaisib wearing a light blue shirt and glasses sitting in front of a blue RTE microphone with a 'Morning Ireland' sign in the background

'Nothing left' in Gaza, says doctor evacuated to Ireland

A doctor who had been working in Gaza until his evacuation to Ireland last week has said there is nothing left there.

Middle East • 25 Sep

BIZERTE, TUNISIA - SEPTEMBER 14: First vessel of the Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Binzert Port, heading to Gaza to break the Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid in Bizerte, Tunisia, on September 14, 2025. (Photo by Mohamed Mdalla/Anadolu

Spain, Italy deploy vessels to protect Gaza aid flotilla

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said he will join Italy in sending a military warship to assist an international flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza after it was attacked by drones off Greece.

World • 25 Sep

Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York via videocall.

Palestinian leader rejects Hamas role in governance

The Palestinian Authority's President Mahmoud Abbas has said Hamas would have no role in governing Palestinians and has affirmed his readiness to work with mediators to implement a Gaza peace plan.

World • 25 Sep

Palestinian residents inspect the area among the rubbles of destroyed buildings following Israeli attack on Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City

Israeli attacks kill 22 in Gaza amid UN statehood summit

Israel's military pressed on with its Gaza offensive a day after dozens of world leaders gathered at the United Nations to recognise a Palestinian state.

Middle East • 23 Sep

Palestinian women seen mourning relatives outside Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City

Israeli strikes kill 31 people in Gaza City, medics say

Israeli forces blew up more residential buildings in Gaza City, killing at least 31 Palestinians and prompting many others to flee, Gazan health authorities have said, as Israel's tanks pushed further into the densely populated city.

Middle East • 21 Sep

The Palestine flag raised on flagpole in An Nabi Saleh village

Portugal joins others in recognising Palestinian state

Portugal said it is recognising a Palestinian state, making it the latest Western nation to make the symbolic move as the war in Gaza shows no sign of ending.

World • 21 Sep

Civil defense teams conduct rescue operation for those trapped under rubble after Israeli attack demolish an apartment of Palestinian Abu Salmiye family located in Al Shati Camp, in the northern Gaza

34 Palestinians killed, Hamas shares hostage images

Israel's military continued its assault on Gaza City and the wider territory in attacks that left 34 Palestinians dead, according to health authorities

Middle East • 20 Sep

Malak Alsweirki stands in front of the campanile in Trinity

'I have survivor's guilt' - student from Gaza in Dubin

Ireland is to the fore in managing to evacuate students from the war zone in Gaza.

Ireland • 20 Sep

A young girl reacts as displaced Palestinians elbow their way in front of a community kitchen in Khan Younis

Israel expands attacks on Gaza City as Palestinians flee

Israel's military said it had expanded attacks on Gaza City as displaced Palestinians traumatised by the advance said they had no means to flee

Middle East • 19 Sep

Simon Harris speaking in the Dáil on the 18th of September

'Distinct possibility' EU will suspend Israel trade deal

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris has said he believes it is a "distinct possibility" that the European Union will suspend parts of a cooperation deal with Israel that allows for reduced tariffs on goods coming from the country.

Politics • 18 Sep

Palestinians, carrying pots and pans, line up for hot meals in Nuseirat Camp in Gaza City

US vetoes UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire call again

The US has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution which called for a ceasefire in Gaza, the lifting of aid restrictions and the release of hostages.

Middle East • 19 Sep