The vivid testimony of Fr Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest to Gaza’s tiny and besieged Catholic community, is a reminder that the faint flickers of hope found in the early promise of a ceasefire ...

Israeli aircraft have struck a residential block in war-ravaged northern Gaza, killing at least 23 people, officials said, as the renewed fighting in the devastated Palestinian enclave showed no ...

Overnight the army issued evacuation warnings to several districts in Deir al-Balah and Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip, areas that have sheltered hundreds of thousands. [ Irish surgeon returns ...

The commander of the Israel Air Force (IAF) met with reservists this week and warned them against signing letters opposing the war in Gaza. Air force chief Maj Gen Tomer Bar said the reservists ...

Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now controls more than 50% of the territory and is squeezing Palestinians ...

At least 23 people have been killed after an Israeli aircraft struck a residential block in war-ravaged northern Gaza on Wednesday ... Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to ...

The Israeli military has announced the deployment of troops to a newly established security corridor across southern Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested the corridor, announced on ...

Hamas has revised its casualty figures from the Gaza war, removing hundreds of names from its official list of war fatalities, and revealing that 72% of those killed between ages 13 and 55 were ...

Israel's month-long complete cutoff of aid has dangerously worsened the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, according to aid agencies. Almost 400,000 Palestinians have been displaced, according to the UN ...

central and northern areas since it resumed operations in Gaza on March 18, forcing them into a diminishing space limited by the sea. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date ...