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Gaza health authorities said at least 59 people were killed by Israeli strikes

Hamas seeks truce guarantees as 59 killed in Gaza

Hamas is seeking guarantees that a new US ceasefire proposal for Gaza would lead to the war's end, a source close to the militant group said, as medics said Israeli strikes across the enclave had killed at least 59 people.

Middle East • 03 Jul

Simon Harris greeting the Qatari prime minister at Government Buildings

Tánaiste discusses Gaza truce efforts with Qatari PM

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs is due to hold a meeting with the Prime Minister of Qatar in Dublin in which they will discuss efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict.

Middle East • 02 Jul

GAZA CITY, GAZA - JULY 02: Displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, Gaza try to meet their daily water needs by filling jerrycans from water delivered by tankers, on July 2, 2025. In the Gaza Strip, under Israeli attacks, Palestinians deprived of basic necess

Hamas mulls ceasefire proposal labelled 'final' by Trump

Hamas has said it is studying what US President Donald Trump has called a "final" ceasefire proposal for Gaza but that Israel must pull out of the enclave, while Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas would be eliminated.

Middle East • 02 Jul

A picture of the Israeli border with Gaza shows an Israeli vehicle returning from the Palestinian territory

Israeli attacks on Gaza ramp up before Netanyahu US visit

Residents in Gaza have reported fierce Israeli gunfire and shelling as Israel's military said that it had expanded its operations, days before a planned trip to Washington by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Middle East • 01 Jul

GAZA CITY, GAZA - JUNE 30: A view of the destruction after Israeli airstrikes hit a coffee shop in Gaza Strip on June 30, 2025. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)

At least 67 killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza

Israeli forces killed at least 67 people in Gaza with airstrikes that left 30 dead at a seaside café and gunfire that left 22 others dead as Palestinians tried to get desperately needed food aid, witnesses, hospital and health officials said.

Middle East • 01 Jul

GAZA CITY, GAZA - JUNE 29: A view of the damage as residents and civil defense teams conduct search and rescue operations after an Israeli attack hits the Sabra neighborhood in the southern Gaza City, Gaza on June 29, 2025. 4 people, including children, w

Gaza rescuers: Children among 23 killed in Israel attacks

Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed 23 people, including at least three children, in Gaza, its civil defence agency has said.

Middle East • 29 Jun

A man shouts out to others below while first-responders attempt to extinguish a blaze in western Jabalia

Qatar urges Israel, Hamas to seize truce 'opportunity'

Gaza mediators are engaging with Israel and Hamas to build on momentum from this week's ceasefire with Iran and work towards a truce in the Palestinian territory, Qatar foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said.

Middle East • 28 Jun

First-responders attempt to extinguish a blaze following an Israeli strike in Gaza

Trump hopeful for Gaza ceasefire, possibly 'next week'

US President Donald Trump voiced optimism about a new ceasefire in Gaza, saying an agreement involving Israel and Hamas could come as early as next week.

Middle East • 28 Jun

The US president accused the Iranian leader of ingratitude

Trump says he saved Iran leader from 'ignominious death'

US President Donald Trump has said he had saved Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khameni from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for ingratitude, declaring he would order more bombing if the country tried to pursue nuclear weapons.

Middle East • 28 Jun

GAZA CITY, GAZA - JUNE 26: A view of destruction following the Israeli attacks on the al-Kahlut family in the Sheikh Ridwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Gaza on June 26, 2025. (Photo by Khalil Ramzi Alkahlut/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israeli forces kill 65 in Gaza, rescuers say

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez became the most prominent European leader to describe the situation in Gaza as a genocide, as rescuers in the Palestinian territory said Israeli forces killed 65 people.

Middle East • 26 Jun

GAZA CITY, GAZA - JUNE 24: A general view of the makeshift tents housing Palestinians and buildings destroyed in Israeli attacks as deprived of basic needs such as shelter, food and clean water, Palestinians struggle to survive in difficult living conditi

Martin: EU's divided stance on Gaza war 'a stain' on bloc

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the inability of member states to come to a unified position on Israel's assault on Gaza has become a "stain" on the EU.

Middle East • 25 Jun

A young child queues to receive a hot meal at a distribution point in Gaza

Children in Gaza are dying of thirst, says UNICEF

UNICEF has warned that while the world's attention is focused elsewhere, the situation in Gaza is "at the worst it has ever been" with the Palestinian territory hitting "rock bottom".

Middle East • 25 Jun

Women and children are seen trying to access food in Nuseirat Camp

UN condemns 'weaponisation of food' in Gaza

The UN human rights office has said that the "weaponisation" of food for civilians in Gaza constitutes a war crime, in its strongest remarks yet on a new model of aid distribution run by a US and Israeli-backed organisation.

World • 24 Jun

GAZA CITY, GAZA - JUNE 19: Palestinian residents start search and rescue efforts after the Israeli army targeted a tent used as mobile phone charging point at the Al-Shati Refugee Camp in Gaza City, Gaza on June 19, 2025. Reportedly several people were ki

Review finds Israel 'in breach' of EU trade agreement

A review of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza by the EU has concluded that it is "in breach" of the human rights obligations of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, according to an extract of the report seen by RTÉ News.

Europe • 21 Jun

An aid truck arrives in the camp and distributes water to displaced Palestinians, on June 19, 2025 in Gaza City, Gaza. Palestinians in Gaza City, whose infrastructure has been severely damaged as a result of Israeli attacks, are having difficulty accessin

Israeli fire kills at least 72 in Gaza, rescuers say

Gaza's civil defence agency has said Israeli fire killed at least 25 people, including 15 who had gathered near an aid distribution site.

Middle East • 19 Jun

Nine EU countries in call over Israeli settlement trading

Ireland has joined eight other member states in asking the European Commission to examine how goods produced in illegal Jewish settlements in the Occupied Territories "can be brought into line with international law."

Europe • 19 Jun

BEERSHEBA, ISRAEL - JUNE 19: A view of the destruction after an Iranian missile hits Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel on June 19, 2025. (Photo by Tsafrir Abayov/Anadolu via Getty Images)

As it happened: Trump to decide on Iran within 2 weeks

Follow live developments as Iran and Israel trade further air attacks while President Donald Trump keeps the world guessing about whether the US will join in.

Middle East • 19 Jun

Fire and smoke erupts following Israeli bombardment of areas east of the Tuffah neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City

Israeli strikes kill 140 in Gaza in 24-hours, medics say

Israeli gunfire and strikes killed at least 140 people across Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials have said.

Middle East • 18 Jun

GAZA CITY, GAZA - JUNE 17: Injured Palestinians, including children, are brought to Al-Awda Hospital to receive medical treatment after Israeli airstrike in Bureij Camp in Gaza Strip on June 17, 2025. (Photo by Hassan Jedi/Anadolu via Getty Images)

WHO says Gaza health care at breaking point

The World Health Organization has pleaded for fuel to be allowed into Gaza to keep its remaining hospitals running, warning the Palestinian territory's health system was at "breaking point".

Middle East • 17 Jun

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy speaking to media at Dublin Airport

Paul Murphy returns to Ireland after Egypt detention

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy, who was detained twice in Egypt while participating in the Global March to Gaza, has returned to Ireland.

Politics • 18 Jun

GAZA CITY, GAZA - JUNE 7: Palestinians wait to receive hot meal, distributed by charity organizations, as people spend Eid al-Adha in the shadow of Israeli blockade and attacks in Gaza City, Gaza on June 7, 2025. (Photo by Moiz Salhi/Anadolu via Getty Ima

Israeli fire kills 20 near Gaza aid site - civil defence

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli troops have killed 20 people waiting to collect food, the latest deadly incident near a US-backed aid centre in the Palestinian territory's south.

Middle East • 16 Jun

Palestinians inspect the rubble of a house hit by an Israeli strike on the Bureij camp for refugees in central Gaza

Israeli military kills 41 people in Gaza, medics say

Israeli gunfire and airstrikes have killed at least 41 Palestinians across Gaza, local health authorities said, five of them near two aid sites operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

Middle East • 15 Jun

KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - JUNE 14: Smoke rises from the residential area following the Israeli attack on Khan Yunis, Gaza on June 14, 2025. (Photo by Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israeli fire kills 45 people in Gaza, say medics

Israeli firing and airstrikes have killed at least 45 Palestinians across Gaza, many of them near an aid distribution site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, local health authorities have said.

Middle East • 16 Jun

Paul Murphy said he was among a group of 65 people detained yesterday by Egyptian authorities

Murphy calls on Harris to 'put pressure' on Egyptian govt

People before Profit TD Paul Murphy has called on Tánaiste Simon Harris to put pressure on the Egyptian government to allow the 'Global March to Gaza' to reach Gaza.

Ireland • 14 Jun

A Palestinian child looks on as smoke billows in the distance during Israeli bombardment in Rafah

Egypt deports dozens due to attend march to Gaza

Egyptian authorities have deported dozens of foreign nationals who arrived in Egypt to take part in a pro-Palestinian march and dozens more face deportation, according to the organisers, as well as airport and security sources.

Middle East • 12 Jun