Israeli officials to hold ceasefire talks in Washington amid military escalation in Gaza
Binyamin Netanyahu is due to visit White House for talks with Donald Trump next week
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Markets kept calm and carried on through Middle East turmoil
Unless geopolitics alters economic fundamentals, the default reaction is to fade the panic
Israeli strikes kill at least 58 in Gaza ahead of US talks on ceasefire
Twenty people, including women, children and a local journalist, killed in Israeli air strike on beachfront cafe
Tehran says US must rule out any further strikes on Iran if it wants to resume diplomatic talks
Deputy foreign minster says US had not yet stated its position on possible future attacks, nor created confidence required for such dialogue
Terrorism inquiry into Kneecap’s alleged call to murder Tory MPs dropped, Met Police confirms
Force says alleged offences happened outside the statutory time limit for prosecution and decision does not impact other prosecution
Iran ‘has serious doubts’ over Israel’s commitment to ceasefire
Iran demands the UN recognise Israel and the US as being to blame for recent 12-day war
Teacher and SNA resign from Dublin school over alleged ‘harassment’ by parents for wearing keffiyeh scarves
Pair say parents accused them of ‘blatant anti-Semitism’ and ‘psychologically abusive behaviour’
Surging Iranian nationalism is an unintended consequence of Israel’s attacks
Although the regime in Tehran remains unpopular, war appears to have boosted support for Iran’s ballistic missile programme and even enthusiasm for acquiring a nuclear bomb
Israeli military operations in Gaza ‘well over the top’, ex-CIA chief says
An evaluation by Ireland of its security, defence and intelligence needs ‘makes sense’, says John Brennan
Glastonbury Festival says chants about Israel Defense Forces by Bob Vylan ‘crossed the line’
Police assessing footage of group’s performance, which UK health secretary Wes Streeting on Sunday described as ‘appalling’
Gaza Strip: Donald Trump reiterates calls for ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas
US president says he believes it is possible to reach a ceasefire within a week
Sanctions against individual settlers are hopelessly inadequate. The real settler organisation is Israel
Worldview from Israel: The EU has sent the implicit message that it is fine with what Israel is doing to Palestinians
The origins of Israel’s conflicts with Iran, Hamas and Hizbullah
Almost eight decades of Arab-Israeli conflict explained
‘Everyone is digging for gold now’: Desperate Syrians resort to scouring ancient sites
Security vacuum after Assad downfall has led to plundering for Greek, Roman and Byzantine artefacts
Iran holds funeral for top military commanders and scientists killed by Israel
State-run Press TV showed an image of ballistic missiles on display as mourners lined streets of Tehran
US is again betting that installing ‘our sonuvabitch’ will neutralise an adversary. It never does
Every 20 years the US and Israel attempt to remake the Middle East - always with catastrophic consequences
‘Everybody can feel the pain’: Middle Eastern views on the present and future
A Syrian, a Palestinian, an Iranian and an Israeli give their views on how better times might be reached where they live
Ireland’s jaw-jaw approach is ineffectual in a war-war world
Ireland must find its way through an uncomfortable world of increased defence spending
‘It’s a bit of a shift for the land of free speech’: US visa applicants switch social media profiles to public
People seeking to enter the US must list all social media accounts for ‘national security’ and public safety reasons, embassy says
Two tribes: How Israel and Iran became enemies
The likelihood is that much of Iran’s nuclear capabilities remain intact, and despite calls for regime change there is no sign of Iranians rising up
Middle East in maps: Key territories in the current conflict
A map-based guide to understand wars and conflict in the Middle East
Controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation receives $30m in US funding
Some US officials opposed giving funds to group over concerns about violence near aid distribution sites
‘There’s people being bombed from the f**king sky’: Kneecap’s Mo Chara would ‘get over’ US visa being revoked
Kneecap are due to perform a much-anticipated set at Glastonbury on Saturday
What gives Ursula von der Leyen the right to egg Binyamin Netanyahu on with his killing crusades?
Von der Leyen is living proof against the foolish notion that women don’t tolerate warfare
Situation in Gaza is ‘abhorrent and unbearable’, Ursula von der Leyen says
But Spain’s prime minister accuses European Union of having ‘double standards’ on conflict
EU leaders agree the situation in Gaza is ‘dire’ – but that’s where agreement ends
Irish pleas fall on deaf ears amid ‘incomprehensible’ opposition to collective action
Early assessments indicate Iran’s uranium stockpile largely intact, European governments told
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes first public statement since ceasefire declared in Israel-Iran war
Israel stops aid to northern Gaza, officials say, as clans deny Hamas is stealing it
Hamas denies role as Gaza’s Higher Commission for Tribal Affairs says aid trucks protected ‘solely through tribal efforts’
Three Palestinians killed by Israeli army during raid by settlers
Israeli humans rights group says settler attacks are ‘part of a calculated strategy for dispossessing Palestinians of their land’
Refusal by EU states to address ‘catastrophic’ Gaza situation is incomprehensible, Martin says
Middle East, defence spending and war in Ukraine on the agenda as EU leaders meet for summit
Will the EU sanction Israel?
Ireland and other countries favour sanctions against Israel, including suspending a trade agreement
Pro-Israel countries to block Irish efforts to sanction Israel at EU summit
Several member states will not agree for EU to take action despite review of EU-Israel trade agreement
Seven Israeli soldiers killed in Hamas attack in Gaza
Hamas militants plant bomb on Israeli military vehicle in Khan Younis, causing it to catch fire
Trump says he will speak to Iran next week and ‘may’ sign nuclear deal
US president dismisses intelligence leak suggesting impact of US strikes on key facilities was limited
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