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Women and children are seen trying to access food in Nuseirat Camp

UN condemns 'weaponisation of food' in Gaza

The UN human rights office has said that the "weaponisation" of food for civilians in Gaza constitutes a war crime, in its strongest remarks yet on a new model of aid distribution run by a US- and Israeli-backed organisation.

World • 2 hrs

Critics have argued that Israel is in breach of its obligations under Article 2 over its treatment of Palestinians in Gaza

Review finds Israel 'in breach' of EU trade agreement

A review of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza by the EU has concluded that it is "in breach" of the human rights obligations of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, according to an extract of the report seen by RTÉ News.

Europe • 21 Jun

Palestinians in Gaza City, whose infrastructure has been severely damaged

Israeli fire kills at least 72 in Gaza, rescuers say

Gaza's civil defence agency has said Israeli fire killed at least 25 people, including 15 who had gathered near an aid distribution site.

Middle East • 19 Jun

The review will be circulated to member states tomorrow

Nine EU countries in call over Israeli settlement trading

Ireland has joined eight other member states in asking the European Commission to examine how goods produced in illegal Jewish settlements in the Occupied Territories "can be brought into line with international law."

Europe • 19 Jun

As it happened: Trump to decide on Iran within 2 weeks

Follow live developments as Iran and Israel trade further air attacks while President Donald Trump keeps the world guessing about whether the US will join in.

Middle East • 19 Jun

Fire and smoke erupts following Israeli bombardment of areas east of the Tuffah neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City

Israeli strikes kill 140 in Gaza in 24-hours, medics say

Israeli gunfire and strikes killed at least 140 people across Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials have said.

Middle East • 18 Jun

Injured Palestinians, including children, at Al-Awda Hospital to receive medical treatment

WHO says Gaza health care at breaking point

The World Health Organization has pleaded for fuel to be allowed into Gaza to keep its remaining hospitals running, warning the Palestinian territory's health system was at "breaking point".

Middle East • 17 Jun

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy speaking to media at Dublin Airport

Paul Murphy returns to Ireland after Egypt detention

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy, who was detained twice in Egypt while participating in the Global March to Gaza, has returned to Ireland.

Politics • 18 Jun

The latest killings are reported to have happened close to an aid centre in Rafah (File Pic)

Israeli fire kills 20 near Gaza aid site - civil defence

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli troops have killed 20 people waiting to collect food, the latest deadly incident near a US-backed aid centre in the Palestinian territory's south.

Middle East • 16 Jun

Palestinians inspect the rubble of a house hit by an Israeli strike on the Bureij camp for refugees in central Gaza

Israeli military kills 41 people in Gaza, medics say

Israeli gunfire and airstrikes have killed at least 41 Palestinians across Gaza, local health authorities said, five of them near two aid sites operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

Middle East • 15 Jun

Smoke rises from the residential area following the Israeli attack on Khan Yunis

Israeli fire kills 45 people in Gaza, say medics

Israeli firing and airstrikes have killed at least 45 Palestinians across Gaza, many of them near an aid distribution site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, local health authorities have said.

Middle East • 16 Jun

Paul Murphy said he was among a group of 65 people detained yesterday by Egyptian authorities

Murphy calls on Harris to 'put pressure' on Egyptian govt

People before Profit TD Paul Murphy has called on Tánaiste Simon Harris to put pressure on the Egyptian government to allow the 'Global March to Gaza' to reach Gaza.

Ireland • 14 Jun

A Palestinian child looks on as smoke billows in the distance during Israeli bombardment in Rafah

Egypt deports dozens due to attend march to Gaza

Egyptian authorities have deported dozens of foreign nationals who arrived in Egypt to take part in a pro-Palestinian march and dozens more face deportation, according to the organisers, as well as airport and security sources.

Middle East • 12 Jun

Helen Lawlor, a nurse from Mountmellick, is one of around 50 people from Ireland who are taking part in the Global March to Gaza

'We can't stand it anymore,' Laois mother on Gaza march

A mother-of-four from Co Laois is flying to Egypt to join people from over 60 countries with the goal of marching to the Rafah crossing in Gaza.

Leinster • 12 Jun

Displaced Palestinians gather to receive hot meals distributed by a charity organisation at Sheikh Radwan

60 killed in Gaza attacks, many near aid site - medics

Israeli gunfire and airstrikes have killed at least 60 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them near an aid site in the centre of the enclave, according to health officials.

Middle East • 12 Jun

An Israeli police patrol boat moves near the Madleen as it is moored at the southern port of Ashdod

Gaza aid activists held in solitary confinement by Israel

The NGO representing most of the activists detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat that was intercepted by Israeli forces said that two of the campaigners had been placed in solitary confinement in Israel.

Middle East • 11 Jun

A child is seen crying as crowds surge while food is distributed by a charity organisation in Gaza City

Israeli attacks kill at least 41 in Gaza, say medics

Israeli gunfire and airstrikes killed at least 41 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them at an aid site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the centre of the coastal territory, local health officials said.

Middle East • 12 Jun

Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg talked to journalists as she arrived at Stockholm-Arlanda airport

Thunberg back in Sweden after deportation from Israel

Activist Greta Thunberg has returned home to Sweden after being deported from Israel, lambasting the country for its "violations of international law and war crimes" in Gaza.

Middle East • 11 Jun

Greta Thunberg was put on a flight to France (Pic: @IsraelMFA)

'We were kidnapped in international waters' - Thunberg

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has said she was kidnapped in international waters by Israeli forces, as she arrived in Paris Charles de Gaulle airport after being deported from Israel.

Middle East • 10 Jun

Eleven-month-old Zakaria El-Mabhuh is one of hundreds of children diagnosed with malnutrition in Gaza

Aid will be too late when famine hits Gaza, warns UNICEF

Famine is so close in Gaza that when it does hit it will be too late for aid to arrive and there will be mass death, UNICEF's Global spokesperson James Elder has warned.

Middle East • 10 Jun

Aid sailboat Madleen silhouetted on the horizon as it approaches the Israeli southern port of Ashdod

Gaza-bound aid boat reaches Israeli port

A Gaza-bound aid boat reached Israel's Ashdod port this evening after being intercepted by Israeli forces, preventing the dozen activists on board, including Swediash campaigner Greta Thunberg, from reaching the blockaded Palestinian territory.

Middle East • 10 Jun

The Madleen en route to Gaza, where it hopes to deliver essential aid to the civilian population (Credit: Freedom Flotilla Coalition)

'We do not fear them' - flotilla activists on way to Gaza

Under the heat of the Mediterranean sun, a small group of activists is currently making its way by water to one of the the most dangerous places on earth.

Middle East • 07 Jun

Palestinian children gather at a hot meal distribution point in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip

Overcrowding forces halt to Gaza aid distribution

Aid distribution in Gaza was halted after the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said overcrowding had made it unsafe to continue operations, in the latest disruption to its troubled relief effort.

Middle East • 06 Jun

Judy Weinstein-Hagi and her husband Gadi Hagi were taken from Nir Oz during the 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel

Israeli army recovers bodies of two hostages from Gaza

Israel's military has recovered the bodies of two hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said.

Middle East • 05 Jun

Residents flee Khan Yunis seeking safety in other areas

Gaza rescuers say 37 killed in Israeli airstrikes

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 37 people in the battered Palestinian territory as the military keeps up an intensified offensive.

Middle East • 05 Jun