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19:50 Affidavit from Shin Bet chief alleges Binyamin Netanyahu requested illegal actions

Ronen Bar claims Israeli PM asked him to argue that due to security concerns there was no safe venue to host his corruption trial

21/04 Donald Trump’s Gaza plan piles pressure on his ‘favourite dictator’

Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has sought to kill proposal to expel population while preserving good relations with US president

20/04 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu reported that they will not accept an agreement that will end the occupation in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that they would not accept an agreement that will completely end their attacks and occupation in the Gaza Strip.

14/04 Israel watches with concern as US and Iran prepare to resume nuclear talks

Israeli sources fear the US position in the talks with Iran may fall short of the 2003 deal with Libya, under which Tripoli agreed to dismantle its nuclear weapons

10/04 Fighter pilots call on Israel to prioritise release of Gaza hostages, even if war must stop

Almost 1,000 retired and active reservist Israeli pilots say Gaza war now ‘mainly serves personal and political interests’

10/04 Netanyahu'nun 'We do not want a conflict' words from Fidan net response

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, participated in the television program "We do not want to conflict with another country in Syria, including Israel. We do not attack any country that does not attack us," he said. Fidan also called for US President Donald Trump and said, "The US has to set a setting to Netanyahu and draw a frame."

08/04 UN chief rejects new Israeli plan to control Gaza aid

No aid delivered to Palestinian enclave since March 2nd, as Israel says it will not allow entry of supplies until Hamas releases hostages

08/04 Israel high court hears petitions against dismissal of Shin Bet security chief

Chaos erupts in courtroom in what appears to be deliberate attempt to disrupt proceedings over Ronen Bar

08/04 Trump signals possible progress on Iranian nuclear issue

US president says ‘very high level’ talks will take place on Saturday

08/04 ‘Nobody but me would do this’: Donald Trump cares nothing for the doomsayers

It is impossible to imagine any other American president having the chutzpah to brazen out what represents a deliberate policy capable of foisting a recession

08/04 Trump says no pause to tariffs and urges EU to buy ‘beautiful’ US energy

US president said EU has been ‘very bad to us’ but trade deficit will ‘disappear fast’

06/04 Binyamin Netanyahu to meet Donald Trump in Washington as Israel continues to pound Gaza

This will be the Israeli prime minister’s second White House visit since Trump’s return to power

06/04 ‘They destroyed this moment of joy’: On the frontlines of the Israeli incursion into Syria

Days after the fall of the Assad regime, Israeli forces entered southern Syria, where many locals now want protection from the UN

05/04 An Irishman in Israel: Is it better for my Israeli daughters to grow up in Tel Aviv or Dublin?

World View: The grim milestone of 50,000 Palestinian deaths passed almost without comment in Israel

03/04 Hundreds of thousands flee as Israel seizes Rafah in new Gaza ‘security zone’

Israel’s military says it is conducting an investigation into the deaths of 15 Palestinian aid workers found buried in a shallow grave

01/04 Israeli court extends detention of Netanyahu advisers

Two men were arrested in case focused on links between Qatar and prime minister’s office

30/03 Israel to step up pressure on Hamas and enable Trump’s ‘voluntary emigration’ plan, Netanyahu says

Israeli prime minister’s comments come after Hamas said it had agreed to a ceasefire proposal

25/03 Israeli strikes kill 23 in Gaza, as military expands orders for residents to leave

Army orders tens of thousands of Gaza residents in all northern border towns to evacuate

25/03 Egypt makes new truce offer as Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 65, say local officials

Cairo’s plan calls for Hamas to release five Israeli hostages each week, according to security sources

22/03 Vincent Durac: Renewed onslaught on Gaza is all about Netanyahu’s political survival

Immediately following the resumption of the war, Netanyahu’s scheduled testimony in a corruption trial, now in its fifth year, was cancelled

22/03 Emboldened by Trump, Israel has resumed its war on Hamas and Netanyahu is reviving his assault on the judiciary

Israeli prime minister is fixed on replacing gatekeepers of democracy with figures he considers more loyal

21/03 Justine McCarthy: We would not invite Putin or Netanyahu to Ireland. So why invite their idiot facilitator?

It may not be pragmatic to officially disinvite Trump but he might not come if a mass of the Irish public signed a petition saying: 'We don’t want you in our country'

21/03 Don’t get mad, get even-handed: Newstalk Breakfast duo Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly make for sane company

Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly remain reassuringly sensible presenters, while Ivan Yates plays puckish guest host

21/03 In an unhinged world, Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman are sane company. Even Ivan Yates seems sensible

Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly remain reassuringly sensible presenters, while Ivan Yates plays puckish guest host

20/03 People in ‘positions of influence’ must break silence and call for Gaza ceasefire, says Michael D Higgins

President’s remarks come in wake of renewed Israeli strikes on Palestinian territory

18/03 Netanyahu defiant following Israeli air strikes that killed more than 400

Israeli prime minister says he ordered strikes because Hamas rejected proposals to secure extension to first phase of ceasefire deal that began in January

18/03 Resumption of Israel’s onslaught on Gaza brings political gains for Netanyahu

Analysis: Israel conveniently forgets that it was the cause of Gaza ceasefire collapsing

14/03 Netanyahu accuses Israeli former intelligence chief of blackmail amid dispute over controversial legal reforms

Tension also high between Netanyahu and the Shin Bet over ongoing affair dubbed ‘Qatargate’

10/03 Gaza negotiations: Israel and US diverge on ceasefire tactics

Israel angered as Washington negotiates directly with Hamas over hostage release

09/03 Hamas urges ‘immediate’ start of talks for second phase of Gaza ceasefire

Israel to send delegation to Doha on Monday as mediators push ahead with discussions to extend fragile truce

07/03 Bid to oust attorney general a renewal of Israeli government’s judicial overhaul plan

Netanyahu’s right wing regime keen to further curb independent judicial powers

07/03 ‘Pat his little hand’ and 31 other tips for Taoiseach’s trip to the White House

Have a fanfare sound as you unfurl some paper decorated with squiggles. Tell him it is an invitation written in ancient Ogham from the Little People inviting him to visit the land of the leprechauns

06/03 Israeli security services point finger at Netanyahu as they own up to errors over Hamas’s October 7th incursion

The prime minister is resisting an inquiry into what brought about the devasting attack by Palestinian militants

03/03 Halting humanitarian aid to Gaza is a risky strategy by Netanyahu

Analysis: Israeli prime minister reportedly prepared to resume war with Hamas but wants to first increase pressure gradually

01/03 Hagai El-Ad: Trump’s grotesque Gaza plan is useful for what it reveals about Israeli strategy

Worldview: Was his AI video a rant or a ruse? I have no idea. But what I do know is that after 16 months and the rivers of blood, neither Palestinians nor Israelis are going anywhere

28/02 Israeli political leaders still in denial about responsibility for Hamas October 7th attack

Israel Defense Forces inquiry focused on military aspects of the attack but political leadership has yet to examine multiple other factors in the lead-up to the attack

25/02 West Bank Palestinians fear Gaza-style clearance as Israel squeezes Jenin camp

Army engineering teams seen making preparations for long-term stay

25/02 Israel and Hamas pushing for delivery on each other’s promises before second phase of Gaza ceasefire begins

Trump’s envoy to Middle East has to ensure final clauses of first stage are honoured before peace deal can progress

24/02 Russia announced its condition for the end of the war

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visits Ankara on the anniversary of the Ukrainian War. Lavrov, at a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Fidan, "Ukraine is very important that NATO does not enter. This error would be, if the final result will stop the war," he said. Fidan "We are ready to provide all kinds of support for the establishment of peace through negotiations," he said.

23/02 Hamas condemns Israel’s decision to postpone release of 600 Palestinian prisoners

Israel says releases delayed until the release of next hostages ‘has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies’

22/02 Release of six more Israeli hostages under way after Hamas returns body of Shiri Bibas

Hamas hands over Tal Shoham (40) and Avera Mengisto (39) to Red Cross in Rafah

21/02 Body handed over by Hamas was not that of mother taken hostage, Israel says

Israel claims body received is not that of Shiri Bibas or any other hostage

20/02 Israel expected to receive bodies of youngest Gaza hostages

Bodies of infant Kfir Bibas and four-year-old brother Ariel to be returned by Hamas

18/02 Israel sets up body to facilitate ‘emigration’ of Palestinians from Gaza

Directorate set up within Israeli defence ministry to offer ‘among other things, special departure arrangements by sea, air and land’

18/02 Israel to begin negotiations on second phase of Gaza ceasefire deal, minister says

Israel demands complete demilitarisation of Strip

17/02 Families urge Israeli government to ensure all hostages are released under ceasefire

Israel expected to receive bodies of four hostages on Thursday

16/02 Rubio pushes for next stage of Gaza ceasefire and says Hamas must be eliminated

Netanyahu again describes US president as the greatest friend Israel has had in the White House

16/02 Mark O'Connell: Washington DC feels like a city benignly anticipating its own ruin

The question implicit in US foreign policy - ‘who’s going to stop us?' - is now live in the country’s domestic affairs

15/02 Writer Omar El Akkad: ‘There have been so few bright spots in terms of ... national or institutional moral compass. Ireland has been a rare exception’

The US-based Egyptian-Canadian’s new book reads as a break-up letter with a West that has seen a derailment of normalcy

12/02 Saudi Arabia launches ferocious state media attack on Netanyahu

Onslaught points to growing frustration in Gulf state’s royal court with Israeli prime minister and war in Gaza

11/02 Trump: Hamas should free all hostages by midday Saturday or ‘let hell break out’

Gaza residents would have a ‘permanent place’ built for them elsewhere, says Trump

11/02 Fintan O’Toole: American Caesar Donald Trump does not reward those who bend the knee – he despises them

The essential question for Ireland is: to grovel or not to grovel?

10/02 Emaciated state of latest released hostages piles pressure on Israel to bring the rest home

Three captives report having been tortured and deliberately starved, and that captors denied them water for days at a time

10/02 Vincent Durac: There’s no way Americans will support Trump sending troops to Gaza

Outlandish and utterly unacceptable as the Riviera of the Middle East plan is, it may succeed in derailing negotiations to bring a long-term end to the conflict in Gaza

09/02 Condition of Israeli hostages sparks outrage as 183 Palestinian prisoners are freed

Joy of some Israelis watching release turned to shock when they saw emaciated state of hostages

07/02 Donald Trump’s first 16 days: What he has signed, said and delivered each day

From gender to Gaza, climate policy to USAID, the start of Trump’s second term as seen a deluge of orders and pronouncements overturning what has gone before

07/02 Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court, accusing it of targeting US and Israel

Order accuses ICC of ‘illegitimate and baseless actions’ against the US and ‘close ally’ Israel

07/02 Number of Palestinians seeking asylum in Ireland rises eight-fold

Israel must respect that ‘Ireland is for Irish people and Palestine is for Palestinians’, says Palestinian ambassador to Ireland

07/02 Government criticises ‘provocative’ Israeli comments on Irish ‘obligation’ to Gaza refugees

Controversy comes as figures show the number of Palestinians seeking asylum in Ireland has increased more than eightfold

06/02 Trump’s idea to relocate population of Gaza to other countries takes Israel by surprise

Poll carried out since Trump’s plan was unveiled finds 72% of Israelis support the idea, although only 35% believe it will be implemented

06/02 Trump calls for immediate nuclear talks with Tehran

US president brushes off reports that United States and Israel were going to ‘blow Iran to smithereens’ as ‘greatly exaggerated’

05/02 ‘This is our land, no one can uproot us’: Trump’s Gaza Strip comments condemned by Palestinian ambassador

Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid calls for humanitarian support, not ‘business deals’, for devastated enclave

05/02 Trump stuns world with proposal for US to ‘take over’ Gaza to build a ‘Riviera of the Middle East’

Proposal could ‘change history’, visiting Israeli PM tells ‘the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House’

04/02 Netanyahu returns to a different White House, and a less patient president

The Israel leader hopes to return from Washington with significant achievements on two fronts

04/02 Is Ireland anti-Semitic, an outlier of tolerance or in the middle ground?

Critics decry Michael D Higgins speech for Holocaust Memorial Day, politicians’ stance on Gaza and the Occupied Territories Bill

01/02 Vincent Durac: Even if ceasefire holds, war in Gaza will affect whole region for years

West Bank at risk of even more violence, and events in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria have significantly weakened Iranian regime

30/01 Hostage releases show Hamas still in charge in Gaza

Neither Israel or the US likely to accept military group’s involvement in any postwar administration

29/01 Trump invites Israel’s Netanyahu to be first foreign leader to visit White House

Trump letter to Netanyahu says US president wishes to discuss ‘efforts to counter shared adversaries’

22/01 Top general resigns over Hamas attack but Netanyahu will not follow him

Resignation ties in with right-wing narrative that it was the army and the intelligence community that was solely responsible for the October 7th disaster and not the political echelon

19/01 Thousands gather in Tel Aviv to celebrate as release of Israeli hostages begins following ceasefire

Thousands gather in Tel Aviv to celebrate as release of Israeli hostages begins following ceasefire

19/01 Hamas remains in control of Gaza even as ceasefire takes effect

Widespread support in Israel for ceasefire amid relief at return of hostages despite high price involved in release of Palestinian detainees

19/01 Deaths reported in Gaza as Israel continues strikes after ceasefire due to start

Binyamin Netanyahu says he has instructed military that ceasefire ‘will not begin until Israel has in its possession the list of hostages to be freed’

17/01 Joy mixed with trepidation as Israel awaits return of hostages

News of ceasefire was greeted not with exuberant celebrations but rather with a sombre recognition that finally Israel has reached the beginning of the end

17/01 Gaza ceasefire: hostage deal reached and Israeli cabinet to meet today, says Netanyahu

Israel had accused Hamas of reneging on parts of the ceasefire agreement in an attempt to gain further concessions

17/01 Diarmaid Ferriter: Biden’s legacy will be tarnished by his vanity and stubbornness

The outgoing US president will also be remembered for disastrous foreign policy choices, including his refusal to curb the excesses of Israel

16/01 Hamas renews its ranks in face of Israeli military onslaught

Binyamin Netanyahu’s aim of returning 200,000 Israelis to southern and northern communities abandoned during war is unlikely until Gaza has been pacified by political means

16/01 Durability of Gaza ceasefire could depend on Trump’s willingness to use US political muscle

US and Israeli administrations face tough political calculations — and vast undertaking of rebuilding Palestinian enclave

13/01 Israel and Hamas receive ‘final draft’ of deal to end Gaza war

Breakthrough reported in talks attended by Trump envoy

12/01 High-level Israeli security delegation in Doha for Gaza talks

Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, met Netanyahu on Saturday

12/01 Israel in Syria: ‘We’re the only part of the country that didn’t celebrate the fall of Assad’

Binyamin Netanyahu’s order for Israeli troops to ‘take over’ a buffer zone with Syria upended decades of relative calm along the de-facto border between the two countries

06/01 Hamas said they were ready to release 34 hostages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says they have not been given such a list of hostages by the group.

02/01 Israeli strikes kill at least 54 across Gaza, including 11 in tent encampment for families, medics say

Israel’s Binyamin Netanyahu approves delegation to resume Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha, PM’s office says

31/12 Israel warns Houthis they risk sharing same ‘miserable fate’ as Hamas and Hizbullah

UN hears Israel has the ability to strike any target in the Middle East, including Iran

30/12 The Prime Minister of Israel underwent an operation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent a successful prostatectomy.

29/12 Binyamin Netanyahu lobbied for embassy during visit to Ireland as a rising star politician in 1990

Future Israeli prime minister defended opposition to Palestinian statehood and downplayed settlements and occupations

24/12 Israeli troops force evacuation of patients out of north Gaza hospital, ministry says

The Indonesian Hospital is one of the Gaza Strip’s few still partially functioning hospitals

21/12 Western indifference to Israel’s thirst for war defines a grotesque year of hypocrisy

As China and Russia weigh up their options in anticipation of Donald Trump’s second presidency, horrified countries in the Global South see Gaza as an emblem of US and European double standards

20/12 Diarmaid Ferriter: During this hard men era, Ireland would do well to remember Seán MacBride’s words

MacBride asked ‘if those vested with authority and power practice injustice, resort to torture and killing, is it not inevitable that those who are victims will react with similar methods?’

18/12 Negotiations continue over exact wording of Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deals

There is cautious optimism from all parties that gaps between them are narrowing

18/12 Michael McDowell: Israel has accused Irish politicians of anti-Semitism before. It has never been true

Ireland’s position on Israel has always been consistent. If our Government is guilty of anything, it is delay

17/12 Israel openly considers attack on Iran’s nuclear programme

Iran reported to be willing to permit inspections in bid to forestall attack

16/12 Why is Israel bombing Syria?

Attacks on arms centres, alleged chemical weapons facilities, and military air and sea resources are essentially defensive in nature, Israel claims

16/12 Israel embassy closure will not change Irish policy on Gaza, Government states

Members of the Jewish and Israeli communities in Ireland describe closure as ‘tragic’ and ‘distressing’

15/12 Why Israel is closing its embassy in Ireland and what will happen next

No timeline yet for departure from Ballsbridge building the country has used since 1996

12/12 Israelis and Palestinians signal new efforts for Gaza ceasefire and hostage return deal

Agreement likely to be limited, involving release of handful of those being held and a short pause in hostilities, diplomat says

11/12 The Bibi Files: Scathing portrait of Binyamin Netanyahu’s alleged history of backhanders

Alexis Bloom’s documentary, using leaked footage of police interrogations of the Israeli prime minister, paints a murky picture

10/12 Israeli forces kill at least 34 people in Gaza, rescue workers say

Recent signs of optimism among Israeli and Palestinian officials suggest potential progress in efforts to reach a ceasefire deal

10/12 Netanyahu takes the stand in his corruption trial for the first time

Netanyahu, who faces bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges, is Israel’s first sitting prime minister to be charged with a crime

09/12 Netanyahu to begin giving evidence in Israel’s ‘trial of the century’

Israeli PM Netanyahu has done everything he can to avoid facing long-standing corruption charges

08/12 Israel moves tanks into Golan Heights demilitarised zone and strikes ‘strategic targets’ in Syria

Binyamin Netanyahu says IDF moves to ensure ‘no hostile force embeds itself next to Israel’s border’

03/12 Ceasefire offers displaced southern Lebanese a chance to bury their dead

Despite a halt to attacks, many Lebanese refer to a ‘one-sided ceasefire’ amid reports of multiple breaches by Israel

03/12 Spurred by Trump’s return, Jewish settlers eye full control of West Bank

Lawmaker from Binyamin Netanyahu’s party speaks of ‘window of opportunity’ for making occupied West Bank ‘an inseparable part of Israel’

01/12 Ceasefire in Lebanon is unlikely to bring respite to Gaza, where the onslaught continues

The ceasefire offers something to both sides: Hezbollah has been severely weakened by months of Israeli onslaught while it has been welcomed across the political spectrum in Israel

29/11 Netanyahu can avoid arrest in the Netherlands - Prime Minister

The International Criminal Court in The Hague has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

27/11 Lebanon ceasefire: ‘We have no windows, no doors but we can live. Not like other people’

Hours after a truce was called, people began to return to southern Lebanon without knowing if their homes remained intact

26/11 ‘People hope the fire will stop tomorrow’: Ceasefire set to be preceded by another night of Israel bombarding Lebanon

‘Israel can say one thing today and tomorrow it can change,’ says Ali amid reports of a 60-day cessation of attacks

23/11 Israeli air strike kills at least four in central Beirut

Israel used bunker buster bombs in attack destroying eight-storey building, local media report

22/11 Hamas: Washington's opposition to The Hague's arrest warrant for Netanyahu is disrespectful to the law

Tehran-IRNA- Referring to America's complicity in the Zionist regime's crimes in Gaza, the senior member of Hamas emphasized that America's opposition to the Hague Tribunal's decision to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant is disrespectful to international laws.

22/11 Netanyahu arrest warrant sparks outrage in Israel

International Criminal Court says Israeli prime minister bears ‘criminal responsibility’ for alleged war crimes, along with former defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas commander Mohammed Deif

21/11 International Criminal Court: Warrants for Binyamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant need Rome Statute signatories to act as police force

Israeli prime minister could find his free travel in West hindered in wake of ICC decision

21/11 ICC issues arrest warrants for Binyamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader

Former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant also subject of warrant issued by court in The Hague

17/11 Israeli air strikes kill 12 in Gaza, three arrested over flares fired at Netanyahu’s home

Israeli troops advance farther to the north in Lebanon in war against Hizbullah militant group

12/11 Netanyahu's chief of staff is being interrogated

Tehran-IRNA- The Zionist Radio and Television announced on Wednesday morning that Tasahi Braverman, the head of Netanyahu's office, will be interrogated regarding the issues related to this office and the leaking of confidential information.

11/11 Taiwan closes investigation into exploding pagers used in Israeli attack

Taipei says no Taiwanese citizens or companies involved in operation targeting Hizbullah in September

10/11 Dozens killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon and north Gaza as Netanyahu says he and Trump ‘see eye to eye’

Strike on village north of Beirut kills at least 23 including seven children while nine women among dead in strike on home in Jabalia refugee camp

08/11 Gaza: Women and children account for nearly 70% of Palestinians killed in war

Youngest victim whose death was verified by UN monitors was a one-day-old boy with the oldest being a 97-year-old woman

08/11 Israel to send rescue planes to Amsterdam after violent clashes linked to soccer match

Incident in Dutch city occurred after Ajax Amsterdam defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 5-0

08/11 Israel to send rescue planes to Amsterdam after ‘very violent incident’ targeting citizens

Incident in Dutch city occurred after Ajax Amsterdam defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 5-0

05/11 Israel embarks on campaign to reshape regional order in the Middle East

Buoyed by military gains, Israel is taking the fight to its enemies, with devastating consequences for millions of Palestinian and Lebanese people

04/11 Four held over information theft from Israel Defense Forces

Intelligence was leaked to foreign media outlets to mislead public opinion against ceasefire and hostage-release deal with Hamas

03/11 Israeli attacks kill 23 people in Gaza amid new aerial and ground offensives

One polio clinic came under Israeli fire despite agreed humanitarian pause, WHO says

01/11 Neom, Saudi Arabia’s new city for ex-pats, is steeped in the blood of thousands of dead workers

The luxury desert city was built by a jackboot regime using the labour of ‘trapped slaves’

29/10 What would a Trump or Harris presidency mean for the International Criminal Court?

The Trump White House imposed travel sanctions on court staff, while his successor Joe Biden adopted a policy of ‘selective co-operation’

28/10 Amy Chozick: We went from browsing listings in Dalkey to wondering if our Jewish-Irish family could feel safe in Ireland

I watched aghast, from abroad, as some of the kindest people we know empathised not with the 1,200 people slaughtered by Hamas – but with the terrorists

27/10 Netanyahu: We have paid a heavy price in this difficult war

Tehran- IRNA- The Prime Minister of the Zionist regime admitted that this regime suffered a painful blow a year ago in the "Al-Aqsa Storm" operation, and emphasized that Tel Aviv has paid a heavy price in the current tough war.

26/10 Ian Robertson: At the heart of Netanyahu’s delusion is the belief that his own interests are the same as Israel’s

A neuropsychologist’s view: Only a person whose judgment and decision-making had been altered by power could claim the military actions of the last year constitute a path to ultimate victory for Israel

19/10 Israel-Hamas war: Death toll of Israeli strikes on Beit Lahiya rises to more than 70, Gaza media office says

Keir Starmer tells Binyamin Netanyahu he is alarmed at drone ‘assassination attempt’

19/10 Netanyahu’s strategy of calculated risks and provocative escalation distracts from his low politics

Worldview: Taking on Hizbullah and Iran and showcasing Israel’s mastery of intelligence boosted his popularity, forestalling an early election and political reckoning

18/10 Netanyahu's secret plan! How does he manipulate the USA?

Bercan Tutar stated that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's Zionist strategy shapes the global policies of the USA. Sabah newspaper writer Tutar noted that Israel's plans to destroy Palestine are dragging the world into disaster.

18/10 Yahya Sinwar: what does Hamas leader’s death mean for ceasefire hopes?

Middle East at a critical juncture as new possibilities emerge to end conflict

18/10 Yahya Sinwar: Who was the Hamas leader? Reported architect of October 7th massacre killed in Gaza

Israel’s military says the long-time militant group member and its eventual head was killed in Gaza

17/10 Who was Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar? The influential member killed in Gaza

Israel’s military says the long-time militant group member and its eventual head was killed in Gaza

17/10 Gaza: At least 28, including children, killed in Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced people

Israeli military claims location had dozens of militants present inside compound when attack took place

16/10 US warns Israel to significant improve humanitarian situation in Gaza or jeopardise supply of US weapons

In what appears to be an immediate response Israel announces that 50 trucks containing humanitarian aid passed through Erez crossing into northern Gaza Strip

16/10 Bobby McDonagh: Putin and Netanyahu are both on barbaric crusades. Why is the international response so different?

The broad similarities between the Ukrainian and Palestinian conflicts pose a serious challenge for the global community, with many countries open to the charge of hypocrisy

15/10 Israelis support action in Lebanon but fear getting stuck in war of attrition

Experience of previous wars makes Israel wary of the conflict but military achievements so far and low death rate among the Israeli troops serve to bolster popular opinion

13/10 Israel Defense Forces soldiers cross Blue Line into Lebanon and forcibly enter UN position, says Unifil

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu urges UN to evacuate peacekeepers from combat areas in Lebanon

13/10 Binyamin Netanyahu urges UN to evacuate peacekeepers from combat areas in Lebanon

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu says Unifil’s presence effectively makes peacekeepers hostages of Hizbullah

11/10 Biden privately pronounced Netanyahu ‘a f***ing liar’. Yet America keeps sending him weapons

Why is the International Criminal Court taking nearly five months to respond to the request for Netanyahu’s arrest warrant when it took just three weeks to grant one for Putin?

10/10 ‘Intimidatory behaviour’ by Israeli forces to UN peacekeepers in Lebanon unacceptable, says Harris

Taoiseach says ‘Israel will have to be judged on what it does and not what it says’ amid ‘concerning’ loss of civilian life

10/10 The Irish Times view on US-Israel relations: a worrying vacuum in a dangerous crisis

Despite its position as Israel’s closest ally, , the US still appears unwilling or unable to exert meaningful pressure for restraint

08/10 Fintan O'Toole: I take no pleasure in saying that Hamas is winning

Israel is putting all its eggs in Donald Trump’s grubby basket, banking on an alliance with a man whose friendship tends to be more toxic than his enmity

07/10 How Binyamin Netanyahu is ‘running rings’ around Joe Biden

The US president had hoped to disentangle from the Middle East. But the turbulence in the region could influence the election and define his legacy

07/10 One year after the brutal Hamas attacks, Netanyahu is in a stronger position than ever

Some within Israel argue that the time is ripe for an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities or even toppling the regime. The United States preaches caution, but only of a kind

05/10 Hagai El-Ad: As October 7th anniversary nears, perhaps horror is the new status quo

Some Israelis speak as if history began with the atrocities of October 7th and some Palestinians speak as if history does not include those atrocities

05/10 Israel, October 7th, 2023: What went wrong?

One year on from the Hamas incursion that led to the invasion of Gaza and mass civilian fatalities, security flaws are evident as the IDF had grown complacent about its border defence

05/10 John Kerry: Countries that fail to transition to clean energy are going to suffer economically

The US climate envoy on anger in developing countries over climate inequality, his reputation for being too positive, and conflict in the Middle East

03/10 Middle East tensions are back on the EU agenda - whether leaders like it or not

Europe Letter: Heads of government will be under pressure to formulate a coherent response when they meet later this month

02/10 Oil and nuclear facilities considered as Israel prepares its response to Iran’s attack

Israeli jets unlikely to be able to destroy all Iranian centrifuges, but enough damage may be inflicted to set back Tehran’s nuclear project by years

02/10 Middle East crisis feeds into Trump’s foreign policy narrative

If the US is drawn into a regional conflict, it will bolster the Republican argument about the weakness of the Biden administration

29/09 Israel continues bombardment of Lebanon as Hizbullah mourns leader’s death

More than 1,000 people have been killed in Lebanon by Israeli attacks in the past two weeks, health ministry says

29/09 Israel’s assassination of Hizbullah leader is an alarming escalation in conflict

Long-understood rules governing balance of deterrence between militant group and Israel have been blown away

24/09 Israel challenges ICC’s right to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

Challenge from Israeli foreign ministry comes days before Binyamin Netanyahu is due to address UN general assembly in New York

22/09 Israel and Hizbullah intensify air strikes and rocket attacks, edging closer to ‘all-out war’

At least seven people killed in Israeli strike on school compound in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp

20/09 Middle East on brink of regional conflict as attacks on Hizbullah shift focus to Lebanon

Israel’s escalation could be a dangerous gamble as there is no clear strategy to turn this week’s spectacular tactical successes into a strategic victory

17/09 Hundreds of Hizbullah members seriously injured by exploding pagers

Incident took place amid heightened tensions between armed group and Israel stemming from war in Gaza

16/09 Gaza: Women and children among 16 killed in latest Israeli air strikes on enclave

Polio vaccination coverage for children reaches 90%, says head of UN Palestinian refugee agency amid ongoing war

16/09 Netanyahu's dangerous plan for the region/ the secret of the "logo" on the uniform of the Zionist soldiers

Tehran - IRNA - Rai Elyoum newspaper wrote: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's insistence on the Gaza war and disruption of ceasefire plans shows his dangerous plans for the region.

12/09 Hizbullah threat fuels fears Israel poised to wage war in Lebanon

Israel’s military plans for Lebanon are unknown but would be expected to seek to push Hizbullah fighters north of Litani river

08/09 Israel closes border crossings with Jordan after fatal shootings

Growing pessimism over prospects for a breakthrough towards a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal

08/09 Why does Netanyahu insist on continuing the occupation of "Philadelphia" and "Netsarim" axis?

Tehran- IRNA- Ahed news website pointed out that the Israeli prime minister is trying to prolong the war by throwing stones in the path of negotiations, and discussed the reasons why he insists on staying in the axes of "Philadelphia" and "Netsarim".

05/09 US expected to unveil updated Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal within days

US ambassador to Israel warns that time is running out for the hostages

05/09 Ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hamas threatened by Netanyahu’s stance on Gaza’s border with Egypt

US officials expected to submit ‘final’ proposal alongside Egyptian and Qatari negotiators today

03/09 Hamas warns hostages will be killed if Israeli army gets too close

Hamas spokesman says ceasefire deal is only way to secure hostages’ lives

03/09 Netanyahu’s intransigence dashes hopes of new approach to ceasefire talks

Israeli prime minister’s stance on Philadelphi corridor contradicts that of his defence minister and the senior echelons of Israel’s military and intelligence services

02/09 Protests sweep Israel as polio vaccinations continue in Gaza amid ongoing strikes

Israeli forces killed at least 48 Palestinians in past 24 hours across Gaza Strip as officials say some 80,000 children receive medication

01/09 Hostage deaths put pressure on Netanyahu to strike a ceasefire deal

Hundreds of thousands joined demonstrations across the country on Sunday night

01/09 Israeli hostage deaths appear to harden Netanyahu’s tough line on ceasefire

No side wants all-out war in the region, but escalation - whether intended or not - remains a real danger

01/09 Israeli hostage deaths harden Netanyahu’s tough line on ceasefire

No side wants all-out war in the region, but escalation - whether intended or not - remains a real danger

30/08 Far-right presence in Israel’s coalition fuels speculation over motive behind assaults on West Bank

Fears of Netanyahu replicating attack on Gaza in second Palestinian territory add to tensions in region

28/08 Netanyahu has distracted the world’s attention from countless other warmongering thugs

What kind of global mindset allows preposterous, insecure leaders in Sudan, Israel, Iran, Afghanistan, Russia and elsewhere to cock their legs on their own populations and the wider world?

25/08 Netanyahu says attacks on Hizbullah in Lebanon ‘not the end of the story’

Two Hizbullah fighters and a militant from an allied group were killed in the strikes on Lebanon

24/08 Hamas delegation arrives in Egypt to discuss Gaza ceasefire developments

UN reports worsening humanitarian conditions, with malnutrition soaring and polio discovered

23/08 Netanyahu’s refusal to yield on Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors key to reported collapse of Gaza ceasefire talks

Fears of immediate wider regional war and retaliatory attacks by Iran and Hizbullah on Israel lessen for time being

22/08 Tanks move deeper into Gaza with at least 27 Palestinians killed in latest Israeli strikes

Biden presses Netanyahu on securing ceasefire deal to halt 10-month war but Israel and Hamas continue to stick to their demands in talks

20/08 Zionist analyst: Netanyahu pretends to America that he is looking for a solution

Tehran- IRNA- One of the Zionist analysts, referring to the debates and controversies among the officials of the Zionist regime about negotiations and giving up the Philadelphia axis in the short term, said that the prime minister of this regime is pretending to the United States to find a solution for There is a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

18/08 Netanyahu to meet Blinken as US steps up pressure for Gaza ceasefire

Israel says it is prepared to be flexible on accord but Hamas says talk of progress is an ‘illusion’

18/08 Quintuplets among Gaza’s dead as Blinken visits region amid ceasefire efforts

An Israeli delegation travels to Cairo on Sunday for further talks, and Blinken will meet Netanyahu on Monday morning

16/08 Mediators’ proposals on Gaza ceasefire to be considered by both Israel and Hamas

Officials from the US, Qatar and Egypt said they would continue to work on Gaza ceasefire proposals over the coming days in the hope of achieving a breakthrough

15/08 Israel-Hamas war: Palestinian death toll passes 40,000 as new ceasefire talks take place

Gaps in negotiations include presence of Israeli troops in enclave and the sequencing of a hostage release

11/08 US steps up efforts to end Gaza war in effort to prevent regional confrontation between Israel, Iran and Hizbullah

US president Joe Biden says ‘it’s still possible’ to get a deal for a Gaza ceasefire

10/08 N12 - Netanyahu's step that exposed the cards too soon

Netanyahu's to-do list for the recess period included a humanitarian hostage deal, stabilizing the coalition and firing the defense minister. But in the meantime the business is getting complicated and Netanyahu can mainly blame himself for it. Dafna Lial, Commentary

09/08 US, Qatar and Egypt call on Israel and Hamas to meet for talks on August 15th

No excuses for further delay, say leaders of three mediation countries as they seek to finalise Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal

07/08 Irish troops in Lebanon

Is it time for them to leave?

02/08 Prospects for hostage release and Gaza ceasefire in the balance following assassinations

Senior Israeli figures have accused Netanyahu of raising new obstacles over recent weeks in an effort to thwart progress towards concluding a deal

02/08 Escalation of the conflict in Gaza to an all-out regional war looms larger than ever

The killing of Hamas's Ismail Haniyeh is dangerous. That of Hizbullah's Fuad Shukr is also significant

02/08 Biden says Hamas political leader’s killing has ‘not helped’ ceasefire effort, and promises more military support for Israel

US president says he had ‘very direct’ meeting with Binyamin Netanyahu

31/07 Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh: Fear of retaliation as Hamas political leader killed in Iran

Killing in Tehran of the head of Hamas’s international diplomacy effort fuels concern that conflict in Gaza is spreading

31/07 A Trump presidency will embolden Putin and Netanyahu and present a dreadful danger for the world

Michael McDowell: The future of the United States is now at stake as never before. Bound up in that is the viability of liberal democracies around the world in the face of totalitarianism

29/07 Gaza conflict: Are jurisdiction doubts prompting International Criminal Court’s invitation for written submissions?

Critics suggest decision around Netanyahu, defence minister and three Hamas leaders may be strategic and request for their warrants could be rejected

29/07 Diplomats seek to avert regional war in wake of Lebanese rocket attack on Israeli-controlled town

Missile strike killed children in worst assault on Israeli-run territory since Israel and Hizbullah began exchanging fire in October

26/07 Analysing Netanyahu’s speech to US Congress

The Israeli prime minister defended his country’s war with Hamas, but some remarks have been disputed by human rights groups

26/07 Harris pushes Netanyahu to ease suffering in Gaza: ‘I will not be silent’

‘It is time to send war’: says Harris striking tougher tone that US president Joe Biden

25/07 Netanyahu hopes his speech to US Congress will improve his tarnished image in Israel

Israeli leader said to be at odds with his defence minister and entire military and intelligence echelons who believe time is ripe to reach agreement with Hamas

24/07 Israel carries out fresh raids in Gaza as Netanyahu visits United States

Latest attacks destroyed homes in towns east of Khan Younis and forced thousands to head west to seek shelter, residents say

24/07 Some 250 Jewish activists arrested during Gaza war protest at US Congress building

Jewish Voice for Peace group says 400 people took part in Washington DC demonstration against US support for Israel

23/07 Kamala Harris to tread careful path on Israel and Gaza as Netanyahu arrives in Washington

The Israeli prime minister is visiting Washington this week

22/07 Netanyahu heads to Washington, says Israel will remain key US ally whoever replaces Biden

Israeli prime minister’s visit overshadowed by US president Joe Biden’s decision not to seek re-election

21/07 Houthis and Israel engage in missile-strike exchanges

Ballistics launched by Israel at Yemen travelled more than 1,700km, a covert warning to Iran

20/07 Hamas welcomes Pakistan government's designation of Netanyahu as a terrorist

Tehran - IRNA - Today (Saturday), the Hamas movement in a statement welcomed the calling of the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime as a terrorist by the Pakistani government.

19/07 International Criminal Court opinion will weaken global support for Israel

Israeli finance minister responds by calling for annexation of West Bank

16/07 Israel to resume talks on ceasefire and release of hostages

Israeli defence minister tells families of hostages that a deal is close

15/07 It's time for another cabinet to take office / Israel's economy is collapsing

Tehran- IRNA- The former war minister of the Zionist regime once again criticized the performance of the cabinet of this regime and emphasized the necessity of overthrowing it and added: It is time for another cabinet to put Israel on its right path.

11/07 Palestinian lawyer Raji Sourani: ‘You cannot act like ancient Rome ... We are not the slaves of the 21st century’

On a visit to Dublin, the Gazan human rights lawyer denounces ‘selectivity and the politicisation of international law’ and explains what the Irish Government could still do to help end the killing in Gaza

08/07 In Rafah, we saw destruction and the limits of Israel’s Gaza strategy

More than 38,000 Palestinians have died in the conflict, according to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry

07/07 Israeli air strikes pound Gaza as Netanyahu office says ‘gaps’ remain in ceasefire deal

Hamas says it has accepted a US proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, Israel says it will send a delegation to truce talks with Qatari mediators

06/07 Hamas gives initial approval of new US-backed proposal as efforts to secure Gaza ceasefire intensify

With an all-out Israel-Hizbullah war looming, and casualties in Gaza mounting, pressure to end war is high

01/07 Homeland Insecurity: security trumps liberty as ‘terrorism’ is weaponised - a superb study

Conor Gearty explains how terrorism is a noxious concept and the global north’s obsession with it deeply unhealthy

30/06 Israeli government under increasing pressure from northern border communities to remove Hizbullah threat

Israeli military claims it has killed at least 40 Hamas fighters who were trying to regroup in Gaza city neighbourhood of Shejaiya

28/06 N12 - Upside down: The dissolution of the government can come from an unexpected direction

This week's High Court ruling endangers the continued existence of the government. The ultra-Orthodox face a fateful decision, as do Ben Gabir and Smotrich. Dafna Lial on the consequences of the dramatic week

25/06 Analysis: Ultra-Orthodox Jews must be drafted into army, Israel court rules

Two ultra-Orthodox parties are members of Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition and have threatened to quit the government if their community is drafted

25/06 Israel supreme court rules religious seminary students must be drafted to military

Decree likely to send shockwaves through Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition

24/06 Israeli airstrike kills eight at Gaza aid centre, witnesses say

IBinyamin Netanyahu says war’s intensive phase to end soon

23/06 Gazans flee towards Khan Yunis as Israeli army moves deeper into Rafah

‘Intelligence-based, targeted operations’ persist in Rafah area as strike kills eight people in Gaza City and video clip shows wounded Palestinian strapped to a military jeep

19/06 Israel-Gaza war: Israeli use of heavy bombs raises ‘serious concerns’ under laws of war, says UN

United States disputes Israeli PM Netanyahu’s claim that it is withholding weapon transfers

17/06 Israel-Gaza war: Israeli PM Netanyahu disbands his inner war cabinet

Widely expected move comes after the departure of centrist former general Benny Gantz from government

17/06 Hagai El-Ad: Israel has become addicted to its regime of Jewish supremacy over Palestinians

We’re approaching the moment, and perhaps it’s already here, when the memory of the Holocaust won’t stop the world from seeing Israel as it is

16/06 Arab Knesset representative: Israel has sunk into the Gaza swamp

Tehran - IRNA - The Arab representative of the "Knesset" (Parliament of the Zionist regime) admitted in a speech today (Sunday) that the Zionist army has sunk and drowned in the swamp of the Gaza Strip.

10/06 Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu to decide on future of war cabinet after minister resigns

Turmoil in Israeli politics comes amid international anger over devastation in Nuseirat refugee camp due to Israeli hostage-rescue operation

08/06 What Does Israel Fear from Palestine?; Hope and Despair: Israel’s Future in the New Middle East; Hamas: The Quest for Power; Blindness: October 7 and the Left

Oliver Farry on What Does Israel Fear from Palestine? by Raja Shehadeh & Hope and Despair: Israel's Future in the New Middle East by Michael A Horowitz; Hamas: The Quest for Power; Hadley Freeman Blindness: October 7 and the Left

07/06 Israel says UN has added it to list of offenders who have committed violations against children

Israeli tank-led forces advance to southwest fringes of Rafah, with no breakthrough expected on proposed ceasefire

07/06 Binyamin Netanyahu to address US Congress on July 24th

Israeli prime minister will have addressed congress more times than any other foreign leader

06/06 Paul Kearns: Living in Tel Aviv, I struggle to understand the apparent indifference of many Israelis to the carnage in Gaza

Israel’s mainstream TV channels have largely avoided showing the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. Instead, viewers are presented with grainy, black and white, video-game-like footage of IDF bombing, all at a distance

04/06 Can outsiders keep the peace in post-conflict Israel and Palestine?

Finding agreement for the deployment of international forces in Gaza is just one step in the process. First there must be a permanent ceasefire and a peace to keep

04/06 Four more Israeli hostages held in Gaza declared dead

Announcement comes amid growing pressure on Netanyahu’s government to accept US ceasefire proposal

02/06 Doubts grow over whether Israel’s right-wing government will endorse deal approved by war cabinet

Deal viewed in ‘positive light’ by Hamas but unlikely to be endorsed by leader Yahya Sinwar

02/06 Israel-Gaza war: Israel accepts Biden’s Gaza plan to end conflict, says Netanyahu aide

Israeli conditions of release of hostages and destruction of Hamas have not changed, says foreign policy adviser to Israeli PM

01/06 Biden details Gaza truce proposal, Hamas responds positively

US says first phase would involve negotiations on a permanent ceasefire

29/05 What will happen in Gaza when the war ends? No one seems to know

Attempt to seek an arrest warrant for Netanyahu has briefly rallied support around the Israeli leader, but that masks a deeper divide over the ‘day after’

28/05 Zionist media: Netanyahu is ready to dissolve the war cabinet

Tehran- IRNA- Zionist media reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ready to dissolve the war cabinet following Benny Gantz's warning to leave the cabinet.

27/05 Israel vents anger at Palestinian recognition through diplomacy and online videos

Ireland, Spain and Norway to formalise decision on Tuesday

26/05 Hamas launches rocket attack on Tel Aviv from Gaza as more aid expected to reach enclave

Attack follows clashes in Tel Aviv between Israeli police and people protesting against Netanyahu government

26/05 Israeli police clash with protesters in fresh demonstration against Netanyahu government

Aid trucks due to enter Gaza through Kerem Shalom border crossing on Sunday

25/05 Bodies of three hostages discovered as fighting continues in Rafah

Prospects for a ceasefire breakthrough remain low

24/05 Israel describes Hague order to cease attack on Rafah as ‘false, outrageous and disgusting’

International Court of Justice ruling may lead Palestinian allies to call on UN Security Council to pass a resolution to impose a ceasefire on Israel

24/05 International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah

Decision comes after South Africa asked the UN court last week to impose emergency measures

24/05 International Court of Justice to rule on request to halt Israel’s Rafah offensive

South Africa asked the United Nations court last week to impose emergency measures

22/05 ICC warrant request appears to shore up domestic support for Netanyahu

The prime minister’s political rivals from within the government and the opposition have formed a united front against the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor

20/05 Binyamin Netanyahu expresses ‘disgust’ at International Criminal Court seeking his arrest warrant

Karim Khan says Israel is using ‘starvation as a method of warfare’ and charges Hamas with ‘unconscionable crimes’ on October 7th

20/05 Issuing warrant for Netanyahu would banish perception of ICC as western proxy

Monday’s application mark the first time the ICC prosecutor has targeted the leader of a close ally of the US

19/05 Israeli government divisions over Gaza war expose chinks in Netanyahu’s armour

Defence minister Yoav Gallant and military chief Benny Gantz have challenged prime minister to come up with decisive strategy for ending war

18/05 Benny Gantz threatens to quit Israeli government unless new plan is adopted for war in Gaza

Move by Gantz, a member of Israel’s three-man war cabinet, escalates divide within leadership

18/05 Unprecedented differences in the war cabinet of the Zionist regime

Tehran - IRNA - Zionist regime media reported unprecedented differences in the war cabinet of this regime on Friday night.

16/05 Netanyahu refuses to be drawn by Gallant’s Gaza gauntlet

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu urged by his defence minister to discuss a post-war Gaza plan but he is instead prioritising his political survival

12/05 Israel-Gaza war: Further Israeli strikes across Gaza after expansion of Rafah evacuation order

Israeli protesters call on Netanyahu to agree hostage-release deal

11/05 Israel orders new evacuations in Rafah as heavy clashes leave crucial aid crossings inaccessible

More than 1.4 million Palestinians – half of Gaza’s population – have been sheltering in Rafah

10/05 US, UK and Germany have sown the shame of their nations in Gaza’s blood-drenched soil

Even when propaganda is shown to be untrue, Israel’s backers make no apology for having blindingly believed it

09/05 Biden stops sending the bombs and tests US ties to Israel

US president hopes the decision to withhold the delivery of weapons will prompt Israel to change course in its war in Gaza

08/05 US could end Israeli offensive in Gaza ‘in five minutes’

European countries who continue to trade with Israel “are complicit in the genocide happening in Gaza”, says Shawan Jabarin, director of Al-Haq human rights group

08/05 Netanyahu’s dilemma: Save the hostages or his government

Israel’s premier sent troops into Rafah to raise pressure on Hamas — and buy time