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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Committee told of forced displacement of Palestinians The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence has heard claims of intimidation and attacks on children by Isreal as part of its expansion of ... Politics • 11 May
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
EU urges immediate end to Israeli/Palestinian attacks The "significant upsurge in violence" in the West Bank, in and near Gaza and in east Jerusalem "needs to stop immediately," a spokesman for EU ... World • 10 May
Palestinian official Saeb Erekat 'critical' in hospital Long-time chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat is in a medically induced coma, according to the Israeli hospital in Jerusalem where he is being treated for ... World • 19 Oct 20
Israel must act according to US peace plan - Pompeo US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke of the complexities of Israel's planned de facto annexation of the occupied West Bank, saying after talks with ... World • 13 May 20
Tánaiste announces €8.8m water plant investment in Gaza Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney is in Gaza, where Ireland has announced investment of €8.8 million in a new waste water treatment ... World • 03 Dec 19
Israeli army to investigate harm to Gaza civilians Israel's military has said it will investigate unanticipated civilian casualties in a strike on an Islamic Jihad target in the Gaza Strip. World • 15 Nov 19
Tlaib rejects Israel's offer to visit West Bank family US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has rejected Israel's offer to allow her to visit her grandmother in the West Bank. World • 16 Aug 19
Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Al-Aqsa mosque Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers have clashed at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site as overlapping Jewish and Muslim holidays led to tensions there. World • 11 Aug 19
Israel demolishes Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem Israeli forces demolished a cluster of Palestinian homes near a military barrier on the outskirts of Jerusalem, in the face of protests and international criticism. World • 22 Jul 19
US launches €50bn plan for peace in Middle East The United States has launched a $50 billion economic formula for Israeli-Palestinian peace, saying an investment programme for the Palestinians was a precondition for ending ... World • 25 Jun 19
Important or nonsense - What is Peace to Prosperity? The Peace to Prosperity economic workshop, which opens in Bahrain today, is billed as the start of a new approach that its organisers hope will ... World • 25 Jun 19
Palestinians reject US investment plan for Middle East Palestinian leaders have dismissed a US plan for investment in the Middle East as an attempt to buy off their hopes for independence US • 23 Jun 19
Israel to attend US-led Palestinian conference Israelis will attend a US-led conference in Bahrain next week on proposals for the Palestinian economy as part of a coming peace plan, Foreign Minister ... World • 16 Jun 19
Little to unite Israelis and Palestinians in Hebron Revered by Jews and Muslims alike, Abraham, the biblical patriarch, is said to be buried in Hebron. But it's hard to see anything else in ... World • 20 May 19
At least 65 Palestinians wounded on Gaza-Israel border Israeli troops wounded at least 65 Palestinians at the Gaza border during protests to mark the 71st anniversary of the "Nakba", or catastrophe, when many ... World • 16 May 19
Israel reopens Gaza crossing as mediators push for deal Israel has reopened its commercial crossing with Gaza, a day after a Palestinian protest along the volatile frontier. World • 31 Mar 19
