Middle East

LIVE | Ceasefire in doubt as Israel vows to respond after it intercepted missile attack from Iran hours after truce began
Iran’s threat to close Strait of Hormuz could send petrol and diesel prices soaring
Sam Mednick: How policy of ambiguity gives Israel cover for its own nuclear weapons
Israel violating human rights with actions in Gaza, says EU

Declan Power: Iran will strike back following US attack – Ireland must join multi-lateral efforts to halt any escalation
Israel-Iran conflict: A timeline of how the attacks unfolded
How strikes on Iran mark Trump's biggest, and riskiest, foreign policy gamble
latest | Putin says Russia has told Israel there's no evidence Iran wants nuclear weapons
Iran says no to talks while it is still under attack, as UN urges restraint
Irish embassy diplomats to be evacuated from Tehran amid ‘deteriorating situation’, says Tánaiste
Palestinians awaiting aid trucks are killed as UN warns of man-made drought
Sam Kiley: Netanyahu fears peace now would risk Tehran getting nuclear weapons in future
LIVE | Irish diplomats to evacuate from Iran as conflict with Israel escalates
Donald Trump to decide ‘in next two weeks’ if US will enter Israel-Iran conflict
Dubliner’s Tel Aviv diary: My wife squeezes my hand in the bunker as bombs explode
War with Iran sees Israelis put aside political differences and close ranks behind Benjamin Netanyahu
LIVE | ‘I may do it. I may not...nobody knows what I’m going to do’ – Trump on US joining Iran war after Ayatollah refuses to ‘surrender’
LATEST | Israeli tank fire kills 59 people in Gaza crowd trying to get food aid, medics say
Latest | Israeli tank fire kills 51 people in Gaza crowd waiting for food trucks
Israel's strikes on Tehran broaden on fifth day as Trump issues ominous warning
Israelis shoot dead 40 near aid site as UN denounces methods
Iranian state TV hit as Tehran calls on Trump to make Israelis halt war
40 killed in Gaza, many trying to reach food, as UN denounces Israeli-backed aid system
LIVE | Iran preparing for ‘largest missile attack in history on Israeli soil’, state media claims

Middle East

LIVE | Ceasefire in doubt as Israel vows to respond after it intercepted missile attack from Iran hours after truce began

Iran’s threat to close Strait of Hormuz could send petrol and diesel prices soaring

Sam Mednick: How policy of ambiguity gives Israel cover for its own nuclear weapons

Israel violating human rights with actions in Gaza, says EU

‘A lot of people have nowhere to go,’ says Zaytoon co-owner of his fears for compatriots in Iran

‘I want to thank Iran’ – Donald Trump says country told US it was going to hit its Qatari base ahead of time

Crippled Iran likely to turn to terrorist attacks abroad in its quest for revenge

David Blair: Iran’s Khamenei is playing with fire by striking at his neighbour Qatar

Iran launches missile attacks on US bases in Qatar and Iraq

Explosions heard over Doha as Iran attacks US forces at air base in Qatar

Explainer: Why Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz could derail the world economy

Islamic State blamed as suicide bomber kills 20 people in Christian church in Damascus

Fifteen Irish citizens evacuated from Israel

Israelis recover bodies of three people killed in October 7 attack

Declan Power: Iran will strike back following US attack – Ireland must join multi-lateral efforts to halt any escalation

Israel-Iran conflict: A timeline of how the attacks unfolded

How strikes on Iran mark Trump's biggest, and riskiest, foreign policy gamble

latest | Putin says Russia has told Israel there's no evidence Iran wants nuclear weapons

Iran says no to talks while it is still under attack, as UN urges restraint

Irish embassy diplomats to be evacuated from Tehran amid ‘deteriorating situation’, says Tánaiste

Palestinians awaiting aid trucks are killed as UN warns of man-made drought

Sam Kiley: Netanyahu fears peace now would risk Tehran getting nuclear weapons in future

LIVE | Irish diplomats to evacuate from Iran as conflict with Israel escalates

Donald Trump to decide ‘in next two weeks’ if US will enter Israel-Iran conflict

Dubliner’s Tel Aviv diary: My wife squeezes my hand in the bunker as bombs explode

War with Iran sees Israelis put aside political differences and close ranks behind Benjamin Netanyahu

LIVE | ‘I may do it. I may not...nobody knows what I’m going to do’ – Trump on US joining Iran war after Ayatollah refuses to ‘surrender’

LATEST | Israeli tank fire kills 59 people in Gaza crowd trying to get food aid, medics say

Latest | Israeli tank fire kills 51 people in Gaza crowd waiting for food trucks

Israel's strikes on Tehran broaden on fifth day as Trump issues ominous warning

Israelis shoot dead 40 near aid site as UN denounces methods

Iranian state TV hit as Tehran calls on Trump to make Israelis halt war

40 killed in Gaza, many trying to reach food, as UN denounces Israeli-backed aid system

LIVE | Iran preparing for ‘largest missile attack in history on Israeli soil’, state media claims

At least eight Palestinians shot dead at food distribution point in Gaza

LATEST | Israel and Iran bombard each other as Trump says he can ‘easily’ end conflict

Barry O’Halloran: Iran’s weakness proved too tempting a target for Israel

Latest | Israel warns ‘Tehran will burn’ if Iran continues firing missiles

Hamas says it shot dead 12 fighters of Israel-backed Gazan militia

How close is Iran to building nuclear weapons – and has Israeli strike changed this?

Iran retaliates against deadly Israeli blitz with barrage of missiles

Partner of TD Paul Murphy calls on Simon Harris to make public statement on detention by Egyptian authorities

LIVE | Iran retaliates with missiles as Israel launches second night of attacks on nuclear targets and military leadership

Irish bishops accuse Israeli government of ‘genocidal actions’ in Gaza

How, after years of waiting, Israel's Netanyahu finally makes his move on Iran

Hamas blamed for attack on GHF aid vehicle that left eight Palestinians dead

UN nuclear watchdog says Iran in breach as US talks continue

Dispute over identity of 12 reported killed by Hamas police force in Gaza

LATEST | Sixth round of Iran-US nuclear talks to be held in Oman

‘Highly volatile environment’ – up to 60 killed in airstrikes and shootings near food aid site in Gaza

Greta Thunberg says she was ‘kidnapped’ by Israeli forces after being deported

Israeli fire kills 17 and wounds dozen near Gaza aid distribution site

Palestinians say 36 people killed trying to obtain desperately needed aid as UK sanctions two Israeli ministers

latest | Israeli soldiers kill at least 17 people near Gaza aid site, health officials say

LATEST | Greta Thunberg among activists deported from Israel, after Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen intercepted in international waters

UN says ‘only minimal flour delivered to Gaza’ in recent weeks, mostly looted or taken by starving Palestinians

Israeli navy strikes Yemen's port of Hodeidah, army radio says

latest | Simon Harris says it should ‘not fall to civilians to get aid into Gaza’ after Israeli forces seize boat ‘Madleen’ carrying Greta Thunberg

Israel orders military to stop Greta Thunberg’s aid boat reaching Gaza

Iran claims to have acquired thousands of secret Israeli military documents

‘This is a trap, not aid’: At least 12 killed approaching food distribution points in Gaza, officials say

latest | Israel orders army to prevent aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg reaching Gaza

‘Send her home’ – son of Irish woman in Israeli detention pleads for her release

Gazans begin Eid prayers with little hope of war ending soon

BREAKING | U.S backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says all aid distribution sites are now closed

Gaza doctors give their own blood to patients after scores gunned down seeking aid

Bodies of two Israeli-American hostages recovered from Gaza

Rate of Gaza children suffering acute malnutrition nearly triples, survey shows

Israel says it has recovered the bodies of two hostages from Gaza

Palestinian paramedic who survived Israeli attack that killed 15 says soldiers shot colleagues calling for help

Food deliveries paused in Gaza after dozens of Palestinians killed in shootings near distribution sites

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire

27 killed in third Israeli attack on Palestinians near aid centre

Blocking Palestinians’ access to food in Gaza could be a ‘war crime’, United Nations says

Israeli fire kills three people and injures dozens near aid site in Gaza, say medics

BREAKING | Israeli strike kills 14 Palestinians – including five women and seven children - in Gaza camp

LATEST | Gaza ministry says Israel kills more than 30 people at aid centre, Israel denies

Over 30 Palestinians killed travelling to Israel-controlled aid distribution site

Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins aid ship sailing to Gaza