Hizbullah fires 200 rockets at Israel to avenge killing of commander
Israeli military retaliates with strikes in Lebanon as tension between the two sides escalates sharply
Israeli military retaliates with strikes in Lebanon as tension between the two sides escalates sharply
‘Obliterating war will ensue’ if Israel embarks on a ‘full-scale military aggression’ in Lebanon, says Iran
Fears rise over escalation as Israel’s military announces it has finalised plans for offensive in Lebanon
Enclave at high risk of famine, with almost half a million people facing ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment
Tánaiste says Ireland working closely with EU and UK amid growing fear of war between Israel and Hizbullah militants
Efforts to achieve a deal are deadlocked and received a further setback in recent days when prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu said he only wants a partial deal
Ground fighting has focused on city of Rafah on Gaza’s southern edge, where around half of the enclave’s 2.3 million people had been sheltering
Cyprus president Nikos Christodoulides denies republic is embroiled in warfare in Gaza and Lebanon
A war in south Lebanon, that could bring Iran into the fray, raises the prospect of a dangerous regional conflagration
Tensions with Iran-backed Hizbullah militia in Lebanon bringing region close to wider conflict, Israel says
More than 90,000 people, including 30,000 children, have been displaced from their homes since October; 250 of them are living in the Tyre Technical School
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Israel carries out heavy air strikes in south Lebanon amid escalation of seven months of hostilities in the border region
The UN children’s agency says a full-scale war with Israel would affect 1.3m children in Lebanon
Israeli army continues push to divide north and south Gaza Strip as Palestinian death toll in enclave reaches 33,800
Consulate attack could trigger direct confrontation between Iran and Israel
President Ebrahim Raisi says strike in Syrian capital will ‘not go unpunished’
Irish Defence Forces provided medical assistance to casualties as Israeli military denies striking area
Israeli air strikes hit Hizbullah weapons depot and Syrian army compound close to the airport in Allepo, killing at least 44
Strike hit near Hizbullah weapons depots, says monitoring group, while Syrian state media says civilians among the dead
Israeli retaliation for militant’s October 7th attack, which left some 1,200 dead, has killed more 32,000 in Palestinian enclave
Hizbullah started firing rockets from Beirut into northern Israel on October 8th. Many residents have fled, leaving deserted villages behind them
Both governments are under growing pressure to end hostilities from displaced Lebanese and Israeli citizens
Palestinians dismiss Netanyahu’s plans for post-war arrangements in Gaza
Israeli military orders two neighbourhoods of Gaza City to evacuate amid mounting desperation
Some 29,000 Palestinians killed since beginning of war with one in four of survivors starving, says UN
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Iran-backed network triggers fears that Israel-Hamas war could spread within region
Dozens more were injured in incident in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border, with president blaming Iran-backed militias
At almost every flashpoint across the Middle East, there’s been a common thread: Iran
Army mounts attack with warplanes and artillery on strategic Islamist compound inside neighbouring country
Ongoing Israeli response has left much of Palestinian enclave a wasteland along with some 24,000 dead and 60,000 injured
Taoiseach expresses concern attacks on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen could escalate into ‘severe regional conflict’
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