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Benjamin Netanyahu (Alex Brandon/AP)

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Israeli PM Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s Board of Peace

Prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu said he has agreed to join President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, after his office earlier criticised the make-up of the board’s executive committee. The committee included Turkey, a regional rival.

A tent camp for displaced Palestinians stretches across the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)

world

US moving into next phase of Gaza ceasefire plan, says envoy

Fatima Abu al-Bayd inspects what remains of her mother’s tent at the Yarmouk displacement camp in Gaza City (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)

world

Woman and grandson burn to death in tent as Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza

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Israel says it will suspend work of several humanitarian organisations in Gaza

Israel Palestinians Gaza

world

Rain floods camps for displaced Palestinians in Gaza

Israel Palestinians Gaza

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Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire violation as blast in Gaza wounds soldier

Israel-Hamas conflict

Nativity scene recreated by activists in Dublin ‘in solidarity with Gaza’

The Gaza Solidarity Nativity, organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, was enacted beside the Molly Malone Statue in the capital less than a week before Christmas

Sat, 20 Dec, 2025

Mideast Wars Hunger

Spread of Gaza famine has been averted ‘but strip still faces starvation’

The spread of famine has been averted in Gaza, yet the situation remains critical with the entire strip still facing starvation, the world’s leading authority on food crises said.

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza

Israel says it has killed top Hamas commander in Gaza

Israel said it killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza after an explosive device detonated and wounded two soldiers in the territory’s south. Hamas in a statement did not confirm the death of Raed Saad in the attack on Saturday.

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Hamas says next Gaza ceasefire phase impossible without more pressure on Israel

A Hamas leader has threatened to not move forward into the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement until more pressure is placed on Israel to open up a key border crossing, cease deadly strikes and allow more aid into the Palestinian territory.

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025

Mideast Wars

UN aid agency says Israeli police ‘forcibly entered’ compound in Jerusalem

Israeli police forcibly entered the compound of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in Jerusalem early on Monday.

Mon, 08 Dec, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Qatari leader says Gaza ceasefire is at a critical moment

Qatar’s prime minister has said the Gaza ceasefire has reached a “critical moment” as its first phase winds down, with the remains of just one Israeli hostage still held by militants in Gaza.

Sat, 06 Dec, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Israel launches air strike in southern Gaza after attack by militants

Israel says it has launched an air strike on a Hamas militant in southern Gaza in retaliation for an attack earlier in the day that wounded five Israeli soldiers.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Hamas to hand over more remains as Israel allows re-opening of Rafah crossing

Hamas said it would hand over the remains of a hostage as Israel announced it will start letting Palestinians leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, signs the US-backed ceasefire was holding despite an earlier issue over returned remains.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Mideast Wars

US-backed aid company in Gaza closes operations

A US- and Israel-backed company that provided aid to Gaza said it would close down operations. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) had already shut distribution sites after a US-brokered ceasefire took effect six weeks ago in Gaza.

Mon, 24 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

At least 24 die as Israel launches fresh airstrikes against Hamas militants

Health officials in Gaza reported at least 24 people killed and another 54 wounded, including children

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza

Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza reaches 33

A pair of Israeli strikes in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis early on Thursday killed five people, according to hospital officials, bringing the death toll from airstrikes in the Palestinian territory over a roughly 12-hour period to 33.

Thu, 20 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

One Israeli killed and three wounded in West Bank attack

Israel’s rescue service said one Israeli has been killed and three wounded in an attack at a West Bank intersection. The Israeli military said the ramming and stabbing attack took place at a busy junction south of Jerusalem.

Tue, 18 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

First strong winter rains soak Gaza’s makeshift shelters

Winter’s first strong rainfall sent water cascading through parts of Gaza’s sprawling Muwasi tent camp as the territory struggles to cope with flooding and devastated infrastructure after two years of war.

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025

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Gaza health officials receive bodies of 15 Palestinians returned by Israel

Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza on Friday, officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians

Israel’s president says settler violence against Palestinians must end

Israel’s president has condemned what he called a “shocking and serious” attack by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, demanding an end to a growing wave of settler violence in the occupied territory.

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Gaza health officials say Israel has handed over more bodies of Palestinians

The Gaza Health Ministry said the Red Cross handed over the bodies on Monday, raising the total number received so far to 315

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Mideast Wars

Israel confirms it has received the remains of soldier killed in Gaza in 2014

Israel has confirmed it has received the remains of Hadar Goldin, a soldier killed in Gaza in 2014, closing a painful chapter for the country.

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians

Red Cross receives body Hamas claims is Israeli soldier killed in 2014

Hamas said it found the body of Hadar Goldin in a tunnel in the city of Rafah on Saturday

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains

More than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, Gaza health officials said on Saturday, as both sides completed the latest exchange of bodies under the terms of the tenuous ceasefire.

Sat, 08 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Latest hostage remains returned from Gaza identified as Israeli man

The body was identified as that of Lior Rudaeff, according to a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

Sat, 08 Nov, 2025

Israel identifies latest hostage remains returned by Hamas

Israel identifies latest hostage remains returned by Hamas

Israeli authorities have confirmed that the remains of a hostage returned the previous day from Gaza are of a Tanzanian agricultural student.

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Israel hands over bodies of 45 Palestinians

Health officials in Gaza have said Israel has handed over the bodies of 45 Palestinians. Zaher al-Wahidi, a spokesperson at the Gaza health ministry, said Nasser Hospital in Gaza received the bodies on Monday morning.

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Remains of Israeli soldiers killed in October 7 attack returned

Israeli officials have said the remains of three hostages returned from Gaza the previous night belong to soldiers who were killed in the Hamas-led attack on October 7 2023 that triggered the war.

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians

Israel says the Red Cross has received the remains of three hostages in Gaza

Israel said the Red Cross has received the remains of three hostages in Gaza and they will be handed over to Israel’s military. A Hamas statement earlier said the remains were found on Sunday in a tunnel in southern Gaza.

Sun, 02 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Latest remains returned from Gaza are not bodies of hostages, Israel says

The remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week do not belong to any of the hostages, Israel has said. The handover followed Israel’s return on Friday of the bodies of 30 Palestinians to Gaza.

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Red Cross says it has transferred unidentified remains of three people to Israel

The Red Cross said it transferred the unidentified remains of three people to Israel late on Friday but they were still being examined and may not be those of missing hostages, an Israeli military official said.

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Israel hands over bodies of 30 Palestinians as ceasefire agreement edges forward

Israel returned the bodies of 30 Palestinians to health authorities in Gaza on Friday, completing an exchange after militants turned over remains of two hostages, in a sign that the tense Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement is edging forward.

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Hospital officials in Gaza say Israel has handed over bodies of 30 Palestinians

Hospital officials in Gaza say Israel has handed over the bodies of 30 Palestinians, a day after Palestinian militants in Gaza turned over the remains of two hostages to Israel.

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Palestinian militants hand over the remains of two more hostages

Israel’s military said on Thursday that Palestinian militants handed over two coffins containing the remains of dead hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza.

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Israel’s military says ceasefire back on as Gaza strikes death toll reaches 104

Israel’s military has said the ceasefire is back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy air strikes overnight across the Palestinian territory that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials.

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Israel’s military says ceasefire back on as Gaza strikes death toll reaches 104

Israel’s military has said the ceasefire is back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy air strikes overnight across the Palestinian territory that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials.

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians

Netanyahu orders Israeli army to carry out ‘powerful’ strikes in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has ordered the army to immediately carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza.

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Turkish troops will have no role in Gaza force, says Israel’s top diplomat

Israel will not allow Turkish troops to take part in an international force the United States has proposed to oversee the ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Israel’s top diplomat said.

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Hamas expands search for bodies of Israeli hostages in Gaza

Hamas has expanded its search for the bodies of hostages in new areas in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian group said, a day after Egypt deployed a team of experts and heavy equipment to help retrieve them.

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians US

Vance brands Israel’s parliament vote on West Bank annexation ‘an insult’

US vice president JD Vance has criticised Israel’s parliament vote on West Bank annexation, saying it amounted to an “insult”.

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Trump

Rubio will travel to Israel after Vance visit to ensure Gaza ceasefire holds

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said he will be travelling to Israel to keep the momentum on the US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. It comes as US vice president JD Vance’s visit to the country comes to a close.

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Mideast Wars

Vance and Netanyahu meet to push Gaza ceasefire agreement forward

As top US officials and envoys visit Israel this week to try to bolster the Gaza ceasefire agreement, Vice President JD Vance sought to publicly ease concerns within Israel that the Trump administration was dictating terms to its closest ally in the ...

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

World Court Israel Palestinians

Top UN court says Israel must allow UN relief agency to supply aid to Gaza

The International Court of Justice said on Wednesday that Israel must allow the UN aid agency in Gaza, known as UNRWA, to provide humanitarian assistance to the war-torn territory.

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

Mideast Wars

Israel identifies two more hostages’ bodies as Vance meets Netanyahu

Israel has completed the identification of the bodies of two more hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said, as US Vice President JD Vance held high-level meetings in Israel to nudge forward fragile ceasefire.

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

CORRECTION Mideast Wars

US vice president JD Vance visits Israel to shore up fragile ceasefire in Gaza

US vice president JD Vance has arrived in Israel to shore up the fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that has teetered over the past few days following a burst of deadly violence and questions over how to move forward with the plan for cementing a ...

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Hamas ‘determined’ to implement ceasefire deal as Vance arrives in region

Israel has identified the body of a hostage that was released by Palestinian militants overnight while Hamas’s chief negotiator said the group is determined to implement the ceasefire agreement.

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

US envoys in Israel to bolster truce as remains of another hostage handed over

Two of US President Donald Trump’s envoys have travelled to Israel to shore up the ceasefire in Gaza, a day after deadly violence gave the fragile deal its first major test.

Mon, 20 Oct, 2025

Trump Zelenskyy

US envoys arrive in Israel to shore up Gaza ceasefire after major flareup

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner were in Israel on Monday to shore up the tenuous ceasefire that is holding in Gaza.

Mon, 20 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Israel resumes ceasefire in Gaza and says aid deliveries will restart

Gaza’s fragile ceasefire has faced its first major test as Israeli forces launched a wave of deadly strikes. Military officials said Hamas militants had killed two soldiers, and that the transfer of aid into the territory has been halted.

Mon, 20 Oct, 2025