Irish ambassador summoned to Israeli ministry over Varadkar ‘lost’ comment about Emily Hand‘Emily Hand was not “lost”, she was kidnapped by a terror organisation worse than Isis,’ Israeli foreign minister writes on XSun Nov 26 2023 - 16:49
Irish-Israeli girl Emily Hand reunited with family after 50 days of Hamas captivityNine-year-old girl freed after being held captive by Hamas in Gaza for 50 daysSun Nov 26 2023 - 10:36
Irish-Israeli girl Emily Hand freed by Hamas after 50 days of captivity in GazaNine-year-old daughter of Dublin-born Thomas Hand was among 240 people taken hostage by Palestinian militants in Israel on October 7thSun Nov 26 2023 - 09:10
More than 20 hostages held by Hamas released on first day of ceasefireUnclear if Irish-Israeli national Emily Hand (9) is among hostages due to be released on SaturdayFri Nov 24 2023 - 20:50
Israeli-Irish Hamas hostage Emily Hand (9) not in first batch of captives to be released on FridayIsrael and Hamas to start four-day truce on Friday morning, says QatarThu Nov 23 2023 - 21:33
Israel-Hamas war: Family hoping Emily Hand on list of Gaza hostages set to be freed from FridayEmily Hand’s family do not know if Israeli-Irish national (9) will be among initial group of hostages who are due for releaseWed Nov 22 2023 - 22:25
First Israeli hostages held by Hamas could be released by Thursday in return for temporary truceProposed deal comes after week of negotiations mediated by Qatar, US, Egypt as Hamas says number of dead in Gaza has passed 14,100Tue Nov 21 2023 - 21:44
Israeli military continues to press Hamas in northern Gaza StripAssault ongoing as mediation continues to secure agreement for release of hostages held by Islamist groupMon Nov 20 2023 - 18:16
Israel and Hamas close to deal over release of hostages, say mediatorsQatari and US mediators believe only minor challenges remain to reach deal for temporary ceasefire in exchange for hostagesSun Nov 19 2023 - 20:51
Israel’s war cabinet approves US request to allow fuel lorries into GazaIDF says war planes have struck militants in Jenin who had opened fire on Israeli soldiersFri Nov 17 2023 - 19:04
Israel considers deal over hostage-prisoner swap and temporary ceasefire Agreement could also involve releasing a number of Palestinian prisonersThu Nov 16 2023 - 22:00
Israel orders residents to leave southern Gaza townsMilitary says body of Israeli hostage has been found in building close to al-Shifa hospitalThu Nov 16 2023 - 13:46
Israeli troops enter main hospital in Gaza as they search rooms and basement for Hamas fightersIsrael claims soldiers found weapons and ‘terror infrastructure’ beneath Al Shifa compound after killing fighters outsideWed Nov 15 2023 - 21:15
Hopes grow in Israel of possible deal with Hamas to release hostages held in GazaNegotiations mediated by Qatar could see 80 women and children freed in return for Israel releasing Palestinian prisoners and agreeing to temporary ceasefireWed Nov 15 2023 - 18:00
Israeli troops reach gates of key Gaza hospital where medics say newborns among patients dyingForeign minister says Israel has diplomatic window of ‘two to three weeks’ in Gaza before international pressure for ceasefire becomes overwhelmingMon Nov 13 2023 - 21:36
Gaza hospital shuts down as Israel and Hamas trade fire and claims Progress reported in effort to free 80 hostages; and US says Palestinian Authority should have post-conflict control of Gaza - but Binyamin Netanyahu suggests otherwiseSun Nov 12 2023 - 20:58
Battles continue in Gaza as mediation over hostage deal continuesLeaders of Qatar and Egypt meet in Cairo to negotiate a prisoner-release agreementFri Nov 10 2023 - 20:19
Israel-Hamas conflict: Hopes rise that Islamic Jihad may release two hostages Israeli forces fighting Hamas militants among ruined buildings in north of strip, inching their way closer to two big hospitalsThu Nov 09 2023 - 16:08
Israel reportedly ready to agree to a three-day ceasefire if a number of hostages are releasedA number of countries are reportedly mediating a deal under which Israel will agree to a three-day ceasefire in return for Hamas releasing 10-15 hostagesWed Nov 08 2023 - 21:41
Memorial ceremonies across Israel to mark one month since Hamas attacksNetanyahu says Israel will have to govern Gaza for ‘an indefinite period’ after the warTue Nov 07 2023 - 20:03
Emily Hand’s sister says family ‘have hope back’ after suspected Hamas abductionNatali Hand says the last few weeks have been a ‘rollercoaster’ as family presumed the eight-year-old was deadMon Nov 06 2023 - 14:46
More than 10,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli military, says Hamas-controlled health ministryIsraeli military says it has advanced into Gaza city, as UN bodies call for immediate ceasefire on day 31 of the warMon Nov 06 2023 - 13:19
Emily Hand, believed killed by Hamas, now thought to be alive in Gaza, her Irish father saysNatalie, Emily’s sister: ‘We are doing everything to get you home. We love you so much and miss you’Sun Nov 05 2023 - 21:58
Netanyahu rejects calls for temporary ceasefire in Gaza until hostages are releasedGaza health ministry says a number of people were killed in attack on convoy of ambulances outside Sheba hospital in Gaza CityFri Nov 03 2023 - 17:45
Israeli forces enter Gaza City as foreign nationals flee Israel Defence Forces say they have sealed off the city and are closing in on Hamas’s military and centres of powerFri Nov 03 2023 - 08:54
Fierce fighting reported in Gaza City’s outskirts as foreign nationals and injured Palestinians leave in first evacuationIrish diplomats ‘urgently’ seeking for citizens trapped in enclave to be included in future evacuations, Department saysWed Nov 01 2023 - 21:02
Israel-Hamas conflict: Air strike on Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza leaves 50 deadAttack by Israel condemned by Palestinian Authority, Jordan and Saudi Arabia as Egypt terms it ‘inhumane’ and a ‘blatant violation of international law’Wed Nov 01 2023 - 05:00
Israel-Hamas conflict: Israeli special forces free hostage as ground offensive meets localised clashesIDF operations deepened within Gaza on Monday, with tanks active on strip’s coastal highwayMon Oct 30 2023 - 21:06
Israel-Hamas conflict: Gaza receives aid as death toll among Palestinians passes 8,000International Criminal Court opens investigations into alleged crimes committed by both sides in the war, says ICC top prosecutor, Karim KhanSun Oct 29 2023 - 21:37
Israel pounds Gaza from air, sea and ground in unprecedented barrage, knocking out internet networksHamas militants fire rockets into central Israel, including the greater Tel Aviv area, in response to barrageFri Oct 27 2023 - 21:35
Hamas claims 50 Gaza hostages have been killed by Israeli bombingIsraeli forces undertake limited ground incursion into GazaThu Oct 26 2023 - 21:00
Netanyahu tells Israelis ground invasion of Gaza is coming, despite delaysHamas has made it clear it will not release any of the soldiers it seized in initial attacksWed Oct 25 2023 - 20:06
Israeli leaders grapple with dilemma of launching Gaza ground offensive Israeli foreign minister cancels meeting with Antonio Guterres after UN secretary says Hamas attack ‘did not happen in a vacuum’Tue Oct 24 2023 - 22:37
Two Israeli hostages released as efforts intensify to free people held by HamasTwo elderly Israeli women were freed on Monday in response to mediation by Qatar and EgyptMon Oct 23 2023 - 21:10
Israel-Palestine crisis: Hamas may release some hostages as intensive negotiations continueIsraeli aircraft strike southern Lebanon and troops clash with Palestinians in occupied West BankMon Oct 23 2023 - 11:12
Israeli attacks reduce much of northern Gaza to rubble as more aid enters enclaveIsrael is intensifying its attacks on Gaza, as its air force continues to pound Hamas targets around the clockSun Oct 22 2023 - 21:35
Hamas releases two US hostages taken during assault on IsraelMother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan handed over to Red Cross representativesFri Oct 20 2023 - 22:22
Initial Gaza aid deliveries set to cross from EgyptIsraeli defence minister tells troops gathered at Gaza border they will soon see the Palestinian enclave ‘from inside’, suggesting an expected ground invasionFri Oct 20 2023 - 01:00
Biden says Israel will allow humanitarian aid to cross from Egypt into southern Gaza Palestinians say explosion at Gaza hospital was caused by Israeli air strike, while Israel says it was caused by failed rocket launch by Islamic JihadWed Oct 18 2023 - 20:57
‘Can you imagine the sheer horror for an eight-year-old?’: Dún Laoghaire man tells of grief at daughter’s death in IsraelTom Hand, resident of Israeli kibbutz Be’eri, says he never had chance to bring his daughter to IrelandWed Oct 18 2023 - 01:00
Hundreds feared dead after strike on Gaza hospitalHamas and Israel trade blame following strike on Al-Ahli Baptist hospital that Israel claims was caused by Islamic Jihad projectileTue Oct 17 2023 - 22:50
Higgins criticises ‘reckless’ von der Leyen response as Gaza death toll risesEU leaders to hold extraordinary talks on the conflict amid fears of escalation into a regional warTue Oct 17 2023 - 00:01
Israeli strikes on Gaza intensify as effort to arrange ceasefire failsAt least 2,750 Palestinians killed in bombardment, with officials in Gaza claiming more than 1,000 missing, trapped under rubbleMon Oct 16 2023 - 21:00
Fears of war on two fronts as Israeli forces mass near GazaHamas claims responsibility for cross-border attacks from north but Israel blames Iran-backed HizbullahMon Oct 16 2023 - 01:00
Netanyahu faces political reckoning when focus moves beyond immediate conflictIsrael’s prime minister will be confronted with the ramifications of the colossal failure surrounding the Hamas attackFri Oct 13 2023 - 16:43
Thousands of residents flee northern Gaza Strip following Israeli warning to evacuate the area UN says Gaza evacuation is impossible, while US officials head for urgent talks in the Middle EastFri Oct 13 2023 - 14:35
Israel continues to attack Gaza amid warnings of humanitarian disasterDeath toll in Israel rises to 1,300 after weekend Hamas attack, as Red Cross says fuel for hospital generators in Gaza could run out in hoursThu Oct 12 2023 - 20:35
Kim Damti funeral: ‘We stand with you,’ Irish ambassador tells mourners at service for Irish-Israeli womanFuneral of woman killed by Hamas militants at music festival heard envoy filled with sadness ‘at the loss of our beautiful young woman’Thu Oct 12 2023 - 18:13
‘Madness, rage and inhumanity’: A scene of utter destruction at Kibbutz Be’eriOne hundred people at the farming community are believed to have been killed by Hamas militants - about 10 per cent of its populationWed Oct 11 2023 - 20:39
Israel persists with air strikes on Gaza as fighting with Lebanon raises fears of wider conflictPeople’s dignity and lives must be respected, says UN in call for all sides to defuse ‘explosive powder-keg situation’Wed Oct 11 2023 - 01:00
