Trump says Gaza peace deal ‘very close’ and he may travel to Middle East in days
US envoy Steve Witkoff, president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Qatar prime minister and Turkey’s intelligence chief gather in Egypt
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Trust is low in Gaza peace talks – and arrival of Donald Trump’s son-in-law may not help
Jared Kushner is deeply mistrusted by Hamas, given links to controversial West Bank settlements
Hamas says it has handed over list of Israelis and Palestinians for swap deal
US team including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to join talks
Gaza flotilla members ‘kidnapped and tortured’ by Israeli military, says Greta Thunberg
Swedish activist alleges she and others were subject to torture during detention in Israeli prison
Hamas says it is serious about Gaza peace deal on second anniversary of attack on Israel
Officials urge caution over prospects for rapid agreement as Israel continues bombardment of enclave during talks
Haunted by October 7th: Exhibition revisits Nova festival massacre
For survivors, the installation is about bringing the tragedy and trauma of the attacks to a world where attention has shifted to the human cost of the conflict in Gaza
More than 10% of Gaza’s population killed or injured: the cost of two years of war
New reports shed light on the scale of death and destruction in the embattled enclave
Irish flotilla activists say they were victims of ‘petty and extreme cruelties’ in Israel
Activists describe detention in Ktzi’ot Prison as ‘really unpleasant’
Two years after the October 7th attack, Israeli families still live in its shadow
There are believed to be 48 hostages still being held in the Palestinian territory by Hamas, only 20 of whom are thought to be alive
Talks between Israel and Hamas begin in Egypt on Trump plan for Gaza ceasefire
Israel deports 170 activists, including 16 Irish citizens and Greta Thunberg, from aid flotilla intercepted en route to enclave
US lawmakers intensify warnings to Taoiseach over Occupied Territories Bill
Politicians warn of problems for US firms in Ireland if law conflicts with American antiboycott rules
Irish flotilla detainees deported by Israel amid claims of ‘violence’, aggressive treatment
Sinn Féin Senator Chris Andrews and artist Tadhg Hickey among group of 16 en route to Ireland via Greece
Explainer: How close to ending is the war in Gaza?
Israel and Hamas are edging towards fragile ceasefire in enclave despite continuing strikes
Further 29 Gaza flotilla activists deported amid allegations of abuse in Israeli custody
US secretary of state says war in Palestinian enclave not yet ended despite agreement on parts of Trump peace plan
Tony Blair’s Middle East record makes him an extraordinary choice to govern postwar Gaza
One of the most controversial elements of Trump’s plan for Gaza concerns the role of the former British prime minister
Israeli delegation heads to Egypt to discuss plan to end war in Gaza
Binyamin Netanyahu says he hopes to announce release of all hostages in ‘coming days’
Dublin and Berlin find themselves at opposite ends of the political spectrum
It’s striking how many friends in Ireland say privately what they don’t dare say in public, on everything from Kneecap to Michael D Higgins to Hamas
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‘Harsh treatment’: Irish aid flotilla detainees ‘kicked, cable-tied’ in Israeli custody
Volunteers trying to reach Gaza taken to notorious Ktzi’ot prison complex in Negev desert, lawyers say
Netanyahu and Trump have a lot in common but only one of them is an evil genius
Israeli prime minister has duped the vainglorious Trump into thinking his ‘eternal peace’ document is not what it actually is – a licence to continue the genocide
Gaza flotilla: Israel intercepts at least 40 boats carrying aid and activists
Hamas still considering response to Trump’s peace proposal aimed at ending two-year war in Palestinian enclave
Gaza aid flotilla: Irish citizens detained by Israel denied access to lawyers, Dáil hears
Organisers name 15 Irish on boats likely intercepted by Israeli forces during attempt to deliver aid to enclave
Irish Senator Chris Andrews ‘detained’ by Israel from Gaza aid flotilla
Andrews had been on board the Spectre vessel that was intercepted off the coast of Egypt
‘Red, red, red. They are here’: The beginning of the end of the Gaza aid flotilla
On approach to Gazan coast, 12 unidentified ships were spotted approaching fast
Gaza peace negotiations ‘at crucial stage,’ says Tánaiste
Social Democrats claim Government is denying family reunification for Palestinians, citing case of mother of four
Hamas weighs Trump peace plan as other Palestinian factions reject it
Israel ramps up Gaza City offensive as planes and tanks pound residential neighbourhoods
The four potentially tricky elements in Gaza ceasefire plan
Hostage returns, prisoner releases, and ‘terror-free’ zones among contentious clauses in 20-point framework
Gaza flotilla in ‘danger’ and should not go farther, Taoiseach says
Israel needed to make sure no harm came to civilians aboard ships sailing to break Gaza naval blockade, Micheál Martin says
‘A tragedy of leadership’: Netanyahu under attack from Israel’s far-right over Trump’s Gaza plan
US-sponsored plan includes ceasefire, prisoner exchange and Hamas disarmament
Presidential debate: What Catherine Connolly, Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin said in first TV debate
Unity, defence spending, the triple lock, immigration and housing featured large in the first televised candidates’ debate
Tánaiste urges Hamas to accept Trump’s Gaza peace proposal
US president’s 20-point draft deal includes his plans to chair international board of peace
Trump and Netanyahu’s new Gaza plan is a far cry from ‘the Riviera of the East’
Many questions remain, not least the key issue of whether Hamas leadership had been privy to the full contents of the plan in advance
Trump warn Hamas that Israel will have US backing ‘to do what it has to’ if group does not accept Gaza plan
Israeli PM will have US backing to ‘do what he has to do’ if Hamas does not agree to blueprint
Spain’s radical right says King Felipe is ‘stained’ by Gaza stance
Spain's King Felipe called on Israel to ‘stop this massacre now’
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