#Middle East

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Israel Palestinians
UN says malnutrition in Gaza has doubled as Israeli strikes kill more than 90
Hunger has been rising among Gaza’s more than two million Palestinians since Israel broke a ceasefire in March

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 93 Palestinians, health officials say
One strike hit a house in Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa district on Monday evening and killed 19 members of the family living inside

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Israeli strikes kill 30 in Gaza, health officials say
The Israeli military meanwhile said it killed a senior Hamas militant last month who had held a hostage in his home

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
34 Palestinians and Israeli soldier killed in Gaza
Israeli strikes pounded the Gaza Strip on Wednesday night and Thursday, killing at least 34 Palestinians, including 10 people waiting for care outside a medical clinic, according to local hospitals and aid workers.

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

Mideast Wars Yemen
Rescuers search for missing crew after Red Sea attack
Rescuers are searching for more than a dozen crew members who went missing after Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank a ship in the Red Sea, as the United States alleged the group may have “kidnapped” those on board.

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
40 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Netanyahu and Trump meet over ceasefire
Benjamin Netanyahu had a second meeting in two days with US president Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday

Wed, 09 Jul, 2025

Donald Trump,Benjamin Netanyahu
Gaza ceasefire can be reached but may take more time, Israeli officials say
Gaps in talks underway in Qatar between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas can be bridged, but it may take more than a few days to reach a deal, Israeli officials said on Tuesday.

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

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Netanyahu meets Trump at White House as Israel and Hamas discuss ceasefire
Trump and Netanyahu met for several hours in Washington while Israeli officials continued indirect negotiations with Hamas aimed at securing a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

Yemen Ashoura
Another cargo ship comes under attack in Red Sea
A Liberian-flagged cargo ship has come under fire in the Red Sea, with two security guards on board reportedly hurt and two others missing in an assault that followed Yemen’s Houthi rebels purportedly sinking another vessel.

Mon, 07 Jul, 2025

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John Whelan: As Ireland's oil imports continue to grow, falling prices ease the pain
The oil prices in euro terms are also lower as the US dollar has fallen in value since Trump’s inauguration

Mon, 07 Jul, 2025

Simon Harris visit to Lebanon
TD who served with Unifil warns end of UN Lebanon mandate would be 'catastrophic' 
Catherine Callaghan's plea comes amid concern that the UN peacekeeping operation in southern Lebanon may not have its mandate renewed next month

Mon, 07 Jul, 2025

Perception trumps reality: Did the US really destroy Iran's nuclear programme?
Perception trumps reality: Did the US really destroy Iran's nuclear programme?
Within hours of the US bombing, selected leaking to CNN from a preliminary US intelligence report sensationally contradicted Donald Trump’s claim that the Iranian nuclear complexes were obliterated

Mon, 07 Jul, 2025

Yemen Mideast Wars
Crew members set to abandon ship after Red Sea attack
A ship set ablaze by a series of attacks in the Red Sea is taking on water and crew members are preparing to abandon the vessel.

Sun, 06 Jul, 2025

Iran, Hezbollah, and the Kinahans in league to bring tonnes of cocaine through Ireland
Iran, Hezbollah, and the Kinahans in league to bring tonnes of cocaine through Ireland
Direct links between Hezbollah and the two Iranians sentenced on Friday for their involvement in a drug trafficking operation on the MV Matthew, are also suspected.

Sun, 06 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Israeli air strikes kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza, including 10 seeking food
The bloodshed comes as US-led ceasefire efforts aimed at halting a nearly 21-month war appear to be gaining momentum

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

Iraq Iran Israel Mideast Wars
Unreliability of Donald Trump's US means a cascade of nuclear armament is on the way
Since coming back to office, Trump has taken a wrecking ball to the rules-based international order which his predecessors put in place after 1945

Fri, 04 Jul, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal
Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crime

Wed, 02 Jul, 2025

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Benjamin Netanyahu vows ‘there will be no Hamas’ in post-war Gaza
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Israel had agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and urged Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen

Wed, 02 Jul, 2025

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Ryanair cancels more than 800 flights due to conflict in Middle East
Last week, flights were halted at Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as passengers were told to expect further delays and cancellations

Wed, 02 Jul, 2025

Trump
Trump warns Hamas 'it will only get worse' if they don't accept ceasefire deal
The US leader has been increasing pressure on the Israeli government and Hamas to broker a ceasefire and hostage agreement and bring about an end to the war in Gaza.

Wed, 02 Jul, 2025

APTOPIX Trump
US slams ‘smear campaign’ as pro-Iran hackers threaten to release Trump material
Pro-Iran hackers have threatened to release emails supposedly stolen from people connected to Donald Trump, according to a report, in a move federal authorities called a “calculated smear campaign.

Tue, 01 Jul, 2025

Jennifer Horgan: Why moral clarity won’t bring peace — the case for radical acceptance
Jennifer Horgan: Why moral clarity won’t bring peace — the case for radical acceptance
In a polarised world, real peace may demand uncomfortable empathy — even toward those we’d rather condemn outright

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

Lebanon Iran Israel Mideast Wars
Iran’s Supreme Leader makes first public statement after end of Israel-Iran war
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke in a video broadcast on Iranian state television, his first appearance since June 19, looking and sounding more tired than he did only a week ago

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

Israel Iran Mideast Wars
Irish Examiner view: Satire dead as Trump makes peace
The swiftness of unfolding events in the Middle East has often made a mockery of presumption in the past.

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

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Comparing US Iran strike to Hiroshima, Trump plays down intelligence report
US Defense Intelligence Agency assessed that strikes had set back Iran's nuclear back program just a few months, despite Trump saying it had been obliterated

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Iran Israel Mideast Wars
Trump says US and Iranian officials will talk next week as ceasefire holds
Earlier in the day, an Iranian official questioned whether the United States could be trusted after its weekend attack

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Netherlands NATO Summit
Trump defends US strikes on Iran as intelligence assessment stirs debate
US secretary of state Marco Rubio said the officials who disclosed the findings are 'professional stabbers'

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Seven Israeli soldiers killed in armoured vehicle blast in Gaza, says military
The attack on the Israeli troops was one of the deadliest for the army in Gaza in months

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Daily life in Gaza under Israeli attack
Colin Sheridan: Giving up on Gaza now is a surrender to immorality that will shame our children
My friend's mother buried her son the aid worker in her head every day for a year. She is still inconsolable about the Palestinian children she has never met — why aren't the rest of us?

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

US strikes failed to destroy Iran's nuclear sites, intelligence report says
US strikes failed to destroy Iran's nuclear sites, intelligence report says
Findings by Defense Intelligence Agency suggest Trump’s declaration that sites were ‘obliterated’ may be overstated

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Nato summit
World leaders gather to discuss defence amid Israel-Iran tensions
Tensions between Israel and Iran could dominate discussions among world leaders at the Nato summit amid a fragile ceasefire.

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Mideast Wars Iran
Pentagon report says US strikes on Iran nuclear sites only set back programme months
The White House strongly pushed back on the assessment, calling it “flat-out wrong”.

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Israel Iran Mideast Wars
Two groups of Irish citizens evacuated from Israel and Iran 
'The intensive work across our Embassies and Missions in the Middle East has continued today, with a further five Irish citizens assisted in leaving Israel and Iran'

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Donald Trump
Trump claims Israel-Iran ceasefire he brokered is ‘in effect’ despite initial violations
Mr Trump has reacted furiously after an Israel-Iran ceasefire he had brokered and taken credit for was violated within a few hours

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Israel Iran Mideast Wars
Iranian response in Doha was only a carefully choreographed demonstration
The story of David and Goliath, or Dawud and Jalut, appears in both the Bible and the Koran. But who are the underdogs now?

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Donald Trump
Explosions ring out in Tehran despite Trump's order to Israel to stop strikes
Donald Trump said that Israel has to “calm down” after he said both Israel and Iran violated a ceasefire he tried to broker

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Hand refilling the car with fuel at the gasoline station
Oil and gas prices tumble following Israel-Iran ceasefire
Tuesday's drop in prices after weekend spike is all down to the news Israel agreed to US president Donald Trump's proposal for a ceasefire with Iran, trader says

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Mideast Wars Trump
Trump calls for producers to pump more oil amid Iran shipping lane fears
President Donald Trump called for the US and other oil-producing economies to pump more oil as crude prices remain volatile following strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Israel Iran Mideast Wars
Israel and Iran continue to exchange fire despite Trump’s ceasefire declaration
Israel defence minister orders army to ‘respond forcefully’ after claiming Tehran has violated US president’s ceasefire

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Trump Iran
Netanyahu says Israel accepts ceasefire and has achieved war goals against Iran
Israel and Iran on Tuesday accepted proposed by US president Donald Trump to end their 12-day war, after Tehran launched a retaliatory limited missile attack on a US military base in Qatar.

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Trump says Israel and Iran have negotiated ‘complete’ ceasefire
Trump says Israel and Iran have negotiated ‘complete’ ceasefire
After the US president announced the ceasefire would start in coming hours, Iran and Israel exchanged several waves of strikes

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

US Israel
S Fergus Finlay: Iran conflict shows Trump has no regard for global law — and Netanyahu exploits that
As Trump cosies up to Netanyahu, the collapse of international norms accelerates — and the stakes are deadly serious

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Mideast Wars Trump
Trump urges ‘peace and harmony’ as Iran hits US base in Qatar
Irish Cabinet to consider new law based on the Occupied Territories Bill 

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

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Trump calls Iran's attack on US-run airbase in Qatar 'very weak response'
The US has confirmed that Iran communicated in advance of ‘symbolic’ attack on Al Udeid airbase in Qatar

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

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