#Israel-Palestine

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‘First phase’ of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreed by Israel and Hamas
Donald Trump announces all hostages will be released ‘very soon’ and Israel will withdraw troops to an agreed timeline

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
What do we know about Trump's Gaza deal?
Here are some details of what is known and not known so far.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza
World leaders express hope after agreement on first phase of Gaza peace plan
Hamas will release all 20 living hostages in the coming days in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, while the Israeli military will begin a withdrawal from the majority of Gaza

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Israeli-Hamas conflict
Former hostages celebrate news of initial plan to end Gaza conflict
Eli Sharabi, a freed hostage whose wife and two daughters were killed during Hamas’ attack on October 7 2023, wrote on social media: “Great joy, can’t wait to see everyone home”

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Irish author and TD in Israeli detention after ship carrying aid to Gaza intercepted by Israel 
Irish author and TD in Israeli detention after ship carrying aid to Gaza intercepted by Israel 
All seven participants on the ship, the Milad, were 'illegally kidnapped', the organisers of the flotilla said

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Israel and Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end Gaza fighting, says Trump
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of Donald Trump’s peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, the US president said.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Deal could be reached ‘in coming days’ as top officials join Gaza peace talks
Two officials from Arab countries said progress was made in Wednesday’s talks and that a deal could be reached in the coming days

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Cautious optimism at Gaza talks as Hamas hands over lists of names for swap deal
Indirect negotiations are focused on the mechanisms to halt the conflict, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the swap deal

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Trump’s son-in-law set to join third day of Gaza peace talks
All sides have expressed optimism for a deal to end the two-year war, with tens of thousands of Palestinians killed and most of the Gaza Strip destroyed

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

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Israeli military intercepts another flotilla heading to Gaza
The ministry said the 145 activists, who were in good health, were being brought to shore in Israel for processing and were expected to be deported soon

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Independent TD and author among Irish citizens on board flotilla ships intercepted by Israel
Independent TD and author among Irish citizens on board flotilla ships intercepted by Israel
Independent TD Barry Heneghan and author Naoise Dolan are among the detainees

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

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Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces intercepted its boats
The flotilla's vessels and passengers were safe, had been transferred to an Israeli port and were expected to be deported promptly, Israel's foreign ministry said in a statement on X

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Trump's 'Peace Plan' is hopelessly corrupted by failure to acknowledge Gaza is Palestinian
The US president's peace plan focuses more on the rights of Israel rather than those of Palestinians, writes Fintan Drury

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Israel-Hamas conflict
Tadhg Hickey: Israeli treatment was the most 'inhumane that he had ever seen'
'For the crime of trying to get baby formula into a besieged population to try and feed starving babies, we were brought to effectively a terrorist prison camp'

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Mideast Wars Two Years
Gaza peace talks enter their second day on war’s two-year anniversary
The devastating war that has ensued has upended global politics, resulted in the deaths of 67,160 Palestinians

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Cork grandfather describes ‘barbaric’ detention after Gaza aid flotilla arrest
Cork grandfather describes ‘barbaric’ detention after Gaza aid flotilla arrest
Paddy O’Donovan says he was detained in inhumane conditions after Israeli forces intercepted a humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Mideast Wars Two Years
Thousands of Israelis mourn victims two years on from Hamas attack
Thousands of people have converged on southern Israel to mourn the dead as the nation marked two years since Hamas’s October 7 attack while Israeli and Hamas officials continue to hold indirect talks in Egypt.

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza
Israel and Hamas wrap up first round of talks on Trump’s peace plan
Mr Trump has indicated that an agreement on Gaza could pave the way for a Middle East peace process that could reshape the region

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

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Greta Thunberg among flotilla activists deported from Israel
Israel’s foreign ministry posted on X that “the deportees were citizens of Greece, Italy, France, Ireland, Sweden, Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Austria, Luxembourg, Finland, Denmark, Slovakia, Switzerland, Norway, the UK, Serbia, and the United States”

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Mideast Wars Gaza Flotilla
16 Irish citizens detained by Israel on Gaza flotilla 'on their journey home'
The interceptions of the flotilla boats and the arrest of the activists sparked demonstrations across continents

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Israel and Hamas prepare for talks in Egypt over possible Gaza ceasefire
Israeli and Hamas officials are meeting in an Egyptian resort on Monday in the hopes of hammering out a potential ceasefire in Gaza on the eve of the devastating war’s second anniversary.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Two Palestinian brothers suffer from malnutrition amid Israeli attacks on Gaza
Our children draw pictures of bombs and graves
I want what every parent wants: to see my children safe, fed, educated, and free to dream of a future. The international community must stop this war, writes aid worker Alaa AbuSamra in Gaza

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Donald Trump
Two years on from the October 7 Hamas terror attack, Israel is a pariah state
Even an end to the war will not alter the diplomatic trajectory that Israel faces, as it stares down the barrel of imminent and meaningful economic sanctions

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

'Sure what else could I do?': Gala for Gaza born out of empathy and executed through community spirit
'Sure what else could I do?': Gala for Gaza born out of empathy and executed through community spirit
Full-time mother and gala organiser Melanie McGovern said she felt 
 'paralysed, I suppose. Helpless. And then one evening I thought, right, I’ll just do something. Anything'.

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Tony Blair set for political comeback in Trump’s Gaza peace plan — but ghosts of Iraq still linger
S Tony Blair set for political comeback in Trump’s Gaza peace plan — but ghosts of Iraq still linger
Donald Trump wants Tony Blair to help rebuild Gaza — but can the former prime minister ever escape the shadow of Iraq?

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Netanyahu hopes to announce release of all hostages from Gaza ‘in coming days’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days”, as indirect talks with Hamas continue in Egypt on Monday on a new US plan to end the war.

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Israel-Hamas conflict
London police arrest over 440 protesters over support for banned Palestine Action 
The arrests include six people who were detained for unfurling a banner backing the proscribed group on Westminster Bridge

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Garda inscription on a police jacket from Ireland
Two arrested as gardaĂ­ use pepper spray during pro-Palestine protest at Dublin Port
Protesters clashed with gardaĂ­ at Dublin Port after attempting to breach a security cordon, prompting arrests and use of pepper spray

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Daughter of flotilla detainee calls for sanctions on Israel
Daughter of flotilla detainee calls for sanctions on Israel
Jenna Almai said her mother, Maureen, had been detained while sailing on board the Paola I, which was one of more than 40 vessels intercepted

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza as Hamas partially accepts peace plan
Senior Hamas officials suggested there were still major disagreements that required further negotiations.

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Catherine Connolly's comments on Germany would cause 'serious' damage if she were President, says Taoiseach
Catherine Connolly's comments on Germany would cause 'serious' damage if she were President, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin says Catherine Connolly’s comments on German re-armament could harm Ireland’s ties with key European partners

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Donald Trump
Hamas agrees to some of Donald Trump's Gaza plan but seeks negotiations on some points
Notably, Hamas did not say whether it would agree to a stipulation that it disarm, a demand by Israel and the US that it has previously rejected

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Simon Harris visit to Lebanon
Irish peacekeepers 'safe and accounted for' as Israel drops grenades near Unifil troops in Lebanon 
Unifil said peacekeepers at two different locations heard grenades explode near an excavator around 500m away from them at 11.30am on Thursday

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

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Donald Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to deal for ending Gaza war
Mr Trump has struggled to force an end to the conflict, which began when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 2023

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

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Legality of Israel’s actions against Gaza flotilla 'open to question'
Maritime security expert says international law 'protects the right to the freedom of navigation outside territorial waters'

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Mideast Wars Gaza Flotilla
Israeli forces intercept last boat from Gaza flotilla
A far-right Israeli minister confronted the detained flotilla activists, mocking their aid initiative and accusing them of supporting “terrorism” in a video circulating on Friday.

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Gaza aid flotilla set to head east from Greece despite Israeli warnings
Cork grandfather on hunger strike after arrest on Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces
Cobh man Paddy O’Donovan, 61, was among 16 Irish citizens arrested after Israel intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

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Israeli military stops nearly all boats in aid flotilla, sparking global protests
Cameras broadcasting live feeds from the boats showed armed Israeli soldiers in helmets and night vision goggles boarding the ships

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

APTOPIX Mideast Wars Gaza Flotilla
Irish activists aboard remaining aid ships describe 'intimidation' from Israeli forces 
Irish activists aboard aid flotillas vow to continue their mission to Gaza despite Israeli interceptions, drone intimidation, and looming deportations

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Taoiseach calls for activists detained by Israeli forces to be treated 'properly'
Taoiseach calls for activists detained by Israeli forces to be treated 'properly'
Israeli forces stopped 13 boats carrying foreign activists and aid bound for Gaza, with 30 boats are continuing to sail towards the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Gaza flotilla vessels boarded by Israeli forces — a number of Irish activists detained
Israel intercepts 39 aid boats heading for Gaza, organisers say, sparking criticism
Sinn FĂ©in pushed for an extended Leaders’ Questions session after Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla carrying Irish citizens

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Ireland must remain steadfast as the world turns its back on the poor
Ireland must remain steadfast as the world turns its back on the poor
The need for Ireland to continue to raise its voice for the most marginalised around the world has never been more apparent, writes Jane Ann McKenna

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Gaza flotilla vessels boarded by Israeli forces — a number of Irish activists detained
Gaza flotilla vessels boarded by Israeli forces — a number of Irish activists detained
Israeli authorities post video of Greta Thunberg being detained

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

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Tånaiste warns of worsening situation in West Bank alongside the 'horrors' of Gaza 
Simon Harris said that while Gaza was enduring 'horrors', the Palestinian West Bank was wracked by displacement and 'rampant settler violence'

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

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