‘Instead of hope, Palestinians were back in prison’: How Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza 20 years ago went sour
In August 2005 Israeli settlers were told to leave by their government, a move opposed by Binyamin Netanyahu
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UN talks fail to get agreement for treaty on plastic pollution following opposition from the US
Delegates criticise role of Trump administration in siding with Saudi Arabia and other petrochemical producers
What do we expect from Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s meeting today?
Meeting of US and Russian leaders not expected to pave the way for a breakthrough given gulf between Moscow and Kyiv on key issues
Carbon credits: The dark heart of the climate ‘solution’ that simply does not work
Amid the climate crisis, no amount of wishing for an imaginary carbon unicorn will make it true
Death toll mounts as Israel pounds Gaza city before planned seizure
Netanyahu says anyone concerned about Palestinians ‘should open their gates and stop lecturing us’
Nagasaki mayor warns of nuclear war as city marks 80 years since atomic bombing
Mayor warns current global conflicts could push the world again into nuclear war
Israeli occupation plan for Gaza is a high-stakes gamble
Netanyahu’s occupation plan would require significant surge in humanitarian aid
Dozens are killed seeking aid in Gaza as Netanyahu considers further military action
Israel says troops fired warning shots when crowds approached its forces
Egyptian president condemns Israel over reported plan for full military takeover of Gaza
He says his country will ‘not be gateway for displacement of Palestinian people’ if Israel tries to expel Gazans
Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu mulls ‘full Gaza takeover’
Unclear if PM considering extended occupation or short-term operation aimed at dismantling Hamas and freeing hostages
President Higgins condemns Hamas footage of skeletal hostages as ‘shocking act of cruelty’
Several Palestinians killed or injured near multiple GHF aid sites across Gaza, hospitals report
Israel may escalate Gaza assault after US envoy Steve Witkoff fails to break ceasefire deadlock
Steve Witkoff visits controversial aid distribution centre amid humanitarian crisis and killings of Palestinians seeking food
‘A sham trial process’: Mother of Private Seán Rooney criticises Lebanese court
‘What happened in Lebanon was not justice,’ says Natasha Rooney
An Irish surgeon in Gaza: I have seen tiny bodies ripped apart, children eating grass
A former colleague in Gaza is getting his children to lick salt before bed to stave off the hunger pangs. Even last spring, children were eating weeds and grass
Reform of ‘triple lock’ for overseas military missions to begin in autumn
Report argues for a strengthening of Oireachtas oversight of Defence Forces activities abroad if triple lock removed
Was Keir Starmer pushed on Palestinian statehood or did he wait for right moment?
Some of his MPs and ministers think British prime minister has responded too slowly to Gaza crisis
Irish soldier Seán Rooney: Man sentenced to death over killing in Lebanon
Taoiseach welcomes conviction of main defendant, but says it is unsatisfactory that the man is still at large
Tons of aid parachuted into Gaza as Israel announces military pause
Israeli fire kills 17 and wounds 50 waiting for aid trucks on Sunday, Gaza officials say
The Irish Times view on starvation in Gaza: the world cannot look away
The silence of some leaders is dangerously close to complicity
US says France’s decision to recognise Palestinian state ‘reckless’
Binyamin Netanyahu said decision by Macron ‘rewards terror’, Simon Harris welcomes the French move
Mrs Robinson review: Ireland’s first woman president deserves better than this often plodding film
Story of Mary Robinson is flattened out into a functional feel-good watch
Healthy environment is a human right, top UN court rules in landmark climate case
‘This is the start of a new era of climate accountability at a global level’ - Greenpeace
Letters to the Editor, July 23rd: On the EU response to Gaza, planning nostalgia and taxing Ireland
Unremitting suffering of Palestinians is a blot on our collective humanity
Clashes in Syria ‘have killed 1,200 and triggered humanitarian crisis’
Violence ‘exacerbated by Syrian government intervention and Israeli air strikes’, says Human Rights Watch
Doctors and humanitarian staff fainting from hunger in Gaza, says Unrwa head
US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is ‘sadistic death trap’, says Philippe Lazzarini
Israel expands Gaza assault striking WHO staff residence and warehouse
130 Palestinians killed in 24 hours, one of the highest totals in recent weeks, says Gaza’s health ministry
Sinn Féin wants 111 changes to Bill reforming ‘triple lock’ Irish troop deployment
Oireachtas defence committee to meet this week to discuss its recommendations on the legislation
Israel sends tanks into Gaza’s Deir Al-Balah, where it believes hostages are
At least 19 people have died from hunger in Gaza since Saturday, say health ministry
Israel fire kills dozens more aid seekers in Gaza, medics say, as hunger worsens
Israeli military says it will expand operations in Gaza
At least 36 Palestinians killed trying to reach food distribution sites, health officials say
Two incidents occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Ireland needs ‘future generations tsar’ to enable long-term thinking, say 70 groups
Legislation is back on the Dáil agenda to support government decision-making in the interests of future generations
Ex-head of UN migrant office in Dublin ‘reassigned because of her behaviour in Ireland’
Bureau tells WRC it is invoking diplomatic immunity in response to constructive dismissal claim
Israel not yet fully implementing Gaza aid agreement, EU says
At least 875 killings within past six weeks at aid points in Gaza run by US
Ireland seeks to safeguard UN mission in Lebanon where 340 Irish troops serve
Tánaiste Simon Harris supports operation’s renewal amid concerns US may push to scrap it or scale it back
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