'Incredible destruction' of people in Gaza - Higgins President Michael D Higgins has called on the United Nations Security Council to do more for the people of Gaza. Middle East • 03 Aug
'Incredible destruction' of people in Gaza - Higgins President Michael D Higgins has called on the United Nations Security Council to do more for the people of Gaza. Middle East • 03 Aug
Mood shifts on Israel-Gaza, but will it bring change? France, the UK and Canada announced they would recognise the State of Palestine as pressure around the world over starvation in Gaza mounts, but will the shift in mood bring change? Analysis and Comment • 02 Aug
Mood shifts on Israel-Gaza, but will it bring change? France, the UK and Canada announced they would recognise the State of Palestine as pressure around the world over starvation in Gaza mounts, but will the shift in mood bring change? Analysis and Comment • 02 Aug
'Children cannot eat symbolism' - Gazan on food shortages Most people in Gaza are eating just one meal a day, with many collapsing from hunger, a Palestinian businessman inside the enclave has said. Middle East • 01 Aug
'Children cannot eat symbolism' - Gazan on food shortages Most people in Gaza are eating just one meal a day, with many collapsing from hunger, a Palestinian businessman inside the enclave has said. Middle East • 01 Aug
US envoy Witkoff visits Gaza food distribution site US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff has visited an aid distribution site in Gaza run by the American privately owned Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Middle East • 01 Aug
US envoy Witkoff visits Gaza food distribution site US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff has visited an aid distribution site in Gaza run by the American privately owned Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Middle East • 01 Aug
US envoy Witkoff to enter Gaza, inspect aid distribution US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee will enter Gaza tomorrow to inspect aid distribution and meet with residents of the territory. Middle East • 31 Jul
US envoy Witkoff to enter Gaza, inspect aid distribution US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee will enter Gaza tomorrow to inspect aid distribution and meet with residents of the territory. Middle East • 31 Jul
US Senate rejects bids to block arms sales to Israel Two resolutions that would have blocked arms sales to Israel in response to civilian casualties in Gaza have been blocked in the US Senate, although they garnered more support than similar measures earlier this year. World • 31 Jul
US Senate rejects bids to block arms sales to Israel Two resolutions that would have blocked arms sales to Israel in response to civilian casualties in Gaza have been blocked in the US Senate, although they garnered more support than similar measures earlier this year. World • 31 Jul
'We need everything' - inside a Gaza malnutrition ward On the pink walls of Nasser hospital's child malnutrition ward, cartoon drawings show children running, smiling, and playing with flowers and balloons. Middle East • 30 Jul
'We need everything' - inside a Gaza malnutrition ward On the pink walls of Nasser hospital's child malnutrition ward, cartoon drawings show children running, smiling, and playing with flowers and balloons. Middle East • 30 Jul
Canada to recognise state of Palestine in September Canada intends to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney has said. Middle East • 30 Jul
Canada to recognise state of Palestine in September Canada intends to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney has said. Middle East • 30 Jul
Israeli forces kill at least 30 seeking aid in Gaza There is "not a shred of evidence" that aid in Gaza is being withheld by Hamas, according to Executive Director at UNICEF Ireland Peter Power. Middle East • 30 Jul
Israeli forces kill at least 30 seeking aid in Gaza There is "not a shred of evidence" that aid in Gaza is being withheld by Hamas, according to Executive Director at UNICEF Ireland Peter Power. Middle East • 30 Jul
"Ní fhacamar a leithéid an céad seo" - rabhadh gorta in Gaza Tá rabhadh tugtha ag saineolaithe atá faoi choimirce na Náisiún Aontaithe go bhfuil Gaza i riocht gorta, tráth a bhfuil sé ráite ag an roinn sláinte sa dúiche go bhfuil líon na marbh bailithe thar 60,000 duine tar éis beagnach 22 mhí de chogaíocht. Nuacht • 29 Jul
"Ní fhacamar a leithéid an céad seo" - rabhadh gorta in Gaza Tá rabhadh tugtha ag saineolaithe atá faoi choimirce na Náisiún Aontaithe go bhfuil Gaza i riocht gorta, tráth a bhfuil sé ráite ag an roinn sláinte sa dúiche go bhfuil líon na marbh bailithe thar 60,000 duine tar éis beagnach 22 mhí de chogaíocht. Nuacht • 29 Jul
Legal action over weapons transport within Irish airspace A legal challenge to the use of Irish airspace for flights transporting weapons to Israel has been lodged at the High Court. Courts • 29 Jul
Legal action over weapons transport within Irish airspace A legal challenge to the use of Irish airspace for flights transporting weapons to Israel has been lodged at the High Court. Courts • 29 Jul
'Unlike anything we have seen' - famine warning for Gaza Gaza is slipping into famine, UN-backed experts have warned, as the health ministry in the territory said the death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000. Middle East • 29 Jul
'Unlike anything we have seen' - famine warning for Gaza Gaza is slipping into famine, UN-backed experts have warned, as the health ministry in the territory said the death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000. Middle East • 29 Jul
Jewish groups say they 'cannot keep silent' on Gaza A number of Jewish organisations in Israel and elsewhere, have condemned the ongoing war in Gaza amid harrowing scenes of acute hunger and death amongst its population. Middle East • 29 Jul
Jewish groups say they 'cannot keep silent' on Gaza A number of Jewish organisations in Israel and elsewhere, have condemned the ongoing war in Gaza amid harrowing scenes of acute hunger and death amongst its population. Middle East • 29 Jul
Silence on Gaza will be 'moral failure', says President President Michael D Higgins has urged his European counterparts to call for action on Gaza and said "failure to take an initiative will be rightly construed as a moral failure". Middle East • 28 Jul
Silence on Gaza will be 'moral failure', says President President Michael D Higgins has urged his European counterparts to call for action on Gaza and said "failure to take an initiative will be rightly construed as a moral failure". Middle East • 28 Jul
Israeli rights groups brand Gaza campaign 'genocide' Israeli rights groups B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel have said that they had concluded the war in Gaza amounts to "genocide" against Palestinians, a first for Israeli NGOs. Middle East • 28 Jul
Israeli rights groups brand Gaza campaign 'genocide' Israeli rights groups B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel have said that they had concluded the war in Gaza amounts to "genocide" against Palestinians, a first for Israeli NGOs. Middle East • 28 Jul
Delayed UN meeting to discuss two-state solution begins A delayed conference to promote the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine has opened at the United Nations in New York. Middle East • 28 Jul
Delayed UN meeting to discuss two-state solution begins A delayed conference to promote the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine has opened at the United Nations in New York. Middle East • 28 Jul
Hunger must never be 'weapon of war' - UN chief UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said food must not be used as a weapon of war amid a severely deteriorating crisis in Gaza, whose population of more than two million is facing famine and malnutrition. Middle East • 28 Jul
Hunger must never be 'weapon of war' - UN chief UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said food must not be used as a weapon of war amid a severely deteriorating crisis in Gaza, whose population of more than two million is facing famine and malnutrition. Middle East • 28 Jul
Starmer to press Trump over stalled Gaza truce talks British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to press US President Donald Trump on the revival of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas as the UK prepares to join efforts to airdrop aid into Gaza. Middle East • 27 Jul
Starmer to press Trump over stalled Gaza truce talks British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to press US President Donald Trump on the revival of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas as the UK prepares to join efforts to airdrop aid into Gaza. Middle East • 27 Jul
25 tonnes of aid dropped into Gaza amid IDF 'pauses' Israel has said it would halt military operations for 10 hours a day in parts of Gaza and allow new aid corridors as Jordan and the United Arab Emirates air-dropped supplies into the enclave, where images of starving Palestinians have alarmed the world. Middle East • 28 Jul
25 tonnes of aid dropped into Gaza amid IDF 'pauses' Israel has said it would halt military operations for 10 hours a day in parts of Gaza and allow new aid corridors as Jordan and the United Arab Emirates air-dropped supplies into the enclave, where images of starving Palestinians have alarmed the world. Middle East • 28 Jul
'Healthcare workers starving to death,' Gaza rally hears Healthcare workers led hundreds of demonstrators opposing the ongoing war in Gaza in a silent march through Dublin city centre. Ireland • 26 Jul
'Healthcare workers starving to death,' Gaza rally hears Healthcare workers led hundreds of demonstrators opposing the ongoing war in Gaza in a silent march through Dublin city centre. Ireland • 26 Jul
What defines a famine and can it be avoided in Gaza? The United Nations and NGOs are warning of an imminent famine in Gaza, a designation based on strict criteria and scientific evidence. But how is it arrived at? Middle East • 27 Jul
What defines a famine and can it be avoided in Gaza? The United Nations and NGOs are warning of an imminent famine in Gaza, a designation based on strict criteria and scientific evidence. But how is it arrived at? Middle East • 27 Jul
25 killed by Israeli fire across Gaza, says civil defence Gaza's civil defence agency has said Israeli fire has killed 25 people in the Palestinian territory devastated by more than 21 months of war. Middle East • 26 Jul
25 killed by Israeli fire across Gaza, says civil defence Gaza's civil defence agency has said Israeli fire has killed 25 people in the Palestinian territory devastated by more than 21 months of war. Middle East • 26 Jul
Israel resumes air drops of aid to Gaza, military says Israel has resumed air dropping aid to Gaza, an Israeli military spokesperson said, a few days after more than 100 aid agencies warned that mass starvation was spreading across the enclave. Middle East • 26 Jul
Israel resumes air drops of aid to Gaza, military says Israel has resumed air dropping aid to Gaza, an Israeli military spokesperson said, a few days after more than 100 aid agencies warned that mass starvation was spreading across the enclave. Middle East • 26 Jul
Podcast: 'Unbelievable' level of suffering in Gaza The deteriorating situation in Gaza has taken centre stage this week amid continued warnings of starvation in the Palestinian enclave. Middle East • 29 Jul
Podcast: 'Unbelievable' level of suffering in Gaza The deteriorating situation in Gaza has taken centre stage this week amid continued warnings of starvation in the Palestinian enclave. Middle East • 29 Jul
Why are Gazans not getting sorely needed aid? Gazans are in desperate need of essentials after more than 21 months of war, but efforts to get aid into the Palestinian territory - and to its hungry residents - face major obstacles. Middle East • 24 Jul
Why are Gazans not getting sorely needed aid? Gazans are in desperate need of essentials after more than 21 months of war, but efforts to get aid into the Palestinian territory - and to its hungry residents - face major obstacles. Middle East • 24 Jul
