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The Irish Times
irishtimes.com > world > middle-east > 09/08/2026 > uk-facing-backlash-over-trade-ban-with-israeli-west-bank-settlements

UK facing backlash over trade ban with Israeli West Bank settlements

8+ hour, 1+ min ago   (1168+ words) The UK’s foreign secretary Ed Miliband will announce a broad reset of the UK’s relations with Israel on Tuesday, promising the government will take a more active approach in supporting the Palestinian cause. In an intervention which has already drawn…...

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irishtimes.com > politics > 08/21/2026 > israeli-settlement-proposal-demands-robust-response-says-helen-mcentee

Israeli settlement proposal demands ‘robust’ response, says Helen McEntee

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (307+ words) The Republic will “press for a stronger” international response against Israel, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee. The Minister’s remarks come after publication of a tender to build 1,200 housing units in Palestine. The Minister has criticised the Israeli…...

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irishtimes.com > world > middle-east > 08/21/2026 > israeli-shoots-dead-palestinian-teen-after-settlers-enter-west-bank-village-officials-say

Israeli shoots dead Palestinian teen after settlers enter West Bank village, officials say

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (301+ words) An Israeli man guarding a ‌group of Jewish settlers who walked on to Palestinian village land on Friday opened fire towards ‌Palestinians who confronted them, killing a 17-year-old and wounding a 70-year-old man, officials said. The incident in ​the occupied…...

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irishtimes.com > world > middle-east > 08/15/2026 > israeli-strike-kills-seven-in-south-lebanon-state-news-reports

Israeli strike kills seven in south Lebanon, state news reports​

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (372+ words) The Irish Times Israeli strike kills seven in south Lebanon, state news reports​ At least ​4,300 people killed in Lebanon since March 2nd, authorities say Seven people were killed in an Israeli dawn air strike ​in southern Lebanon on Saturday,…...

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irishtimes.com > world > middle-east > 08/04/2026 > jerusalems-al-asqa-mosque-facing-imminent-threat-of-israeli-takeover-says-jordan

Jerusalem’s al-Asqa mosque facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (947+ words) Jordan is convening an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from the Arab and Islamic world over what it says is an “imminent” threat of an Israeli takeover of the most important Muslim site in Jerusalem, with the potential to “trigger…...

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irishtimes.com > world > middle-east > 07/29/2026 > violence-by-israeli-settlers-worsening-in-west-bank-un-human-rights-office-warns

Violence by Israeli settlers worsening in West Bank, UN human rights office warns

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (408+ words) The United Nations (UN) human rights office on Wednesday warned ‌of worsening violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and urged international action against the killing of Palestinians as ‌well as the creation of settlements, which it said…...

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irishtimes.com > world > middle-east > 07/24/2026 > us-continues-to-strike-iran-as-bahrain-warns-of-attack

US continues to strike Iran as Bahrain warns of attack

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (774+ words) Bahrain has activated its sirens, warning residents to shelter from detected fire hours after the US military said it had completed its 13th night of strikes against Iran. The Gulf states have come under frequent fire over the past week as…...

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irishtimes.com > world > middle-east > 07/23/2026 > israeli-security-minister-joins-jewish-extremists-storming-jerusalems-al-aqsa-mosque

Israeli security minister joins Jewish extremists storming Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (591+ words) Israel’s far-right minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, joined thousands of Jewish extremists who stormed Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Thursday. Escorted by armed police, they prayed, waved the Israeli flag and sang the national anthem in a provocative…...

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irishtimes.com > world > middle-east > 07/23/2026 > israel-criticised-for-grotesque-plan-to-use-crocodiles-at-prison-holding-palestinians

Israel criticised for ‘grotesque’ plan to use crocodiles at prison holding Palestinians

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (339+ words) Israel has begun constructing a moat around a maximum-security prison where crocodiles will be placed to deter escape attempts by Palestinian prisoners. More than €5.5 million has been allocated for the project at the Ketziot detention facility in southern Israel which…...

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irishtimes.com > world > middle-east > 07/21/2026 > lebanese-army-deploys-in-southern-town-after-israeli-withdrawal

Lebanese army deploys in southern town after Israeli withdrawal

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (690+ words) Lebanese army troops began deploying in the southern Lebanese town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh on Tuesday after ‌Israeli forces withdrew from the area, a senior Lebanese security official said, in line with a US-brokered plan. The plan foresees ​Lebanese army troops…...