Hamas Hostage Release: Gaza War Truce?

Archyde Hamas Offers Hostage Release for Gaza Ceasefire Amid Humanitarian Crisis hamas Has Announced It is Prepared To Release Hostages As Part Of A Deal Aimed At ending The Ongoing Conflict In Gaza. This Proposal Is A Response To The ceasefire Plan Proposed By The United States, Which Seeks To Establish A Lasting Peace. Key … Read more

Israel signs off on Gaza truce proposal, says White House – The Irish Times

Israel has signed off on the latest US ceasefire proposal for Gaza before it was sent to Hamas, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday. US president Donald Trump and special envoy Steve Witkoff submitted the proposal to Hamas after Israel signed off on it, she said. “I can also confirm that those discussions … Read more

Nine of a doctor’s 10 children killed in Israel’s latest strikes in Gaza – The Irish Times

The bodies of 79 people killed by Israeli strikes have been taken to hospitals in the past 24 hours, Gaza‘s health ministry said on Saturday, a toll that does not include hospitals in the battered north which it said were now inaccessible. The dead over the past day in Israel‘s renewed military offensive included nine … Read more

UN says more food needed in Gaza as looting hampers deliveries – The Irish Times

Israeli airstrikes killed at least six Palestinians guarding aid trucks against looters, Hamas officials said on Friday, as the head of the United Nations warned that only a “teaspoon” of aid was getting into Gaza following Israel’s 11-week-long blockade. The Israeli military said 107 trucks carrying flour and other foodstuffs as well as medical supplies … Read more

Air strikes kill dozens in Gaza as international criticism of Israel grows – The Irish Times

Israeli forces killed at least 55 Palestinians in air strikes in Gaza on Tuesday, local medics said, continuing to bombard the enclave despite mounting international pressure to halt military operations and allow unimpeded deliveries of aid. Britain announced it was suspending trade talks with Israel and summoning its ambassador over “egregious policies” in the occupied … Read more

Israeli air strikes in Gaza kill ‘at least 70 Palestinians’ in intensified bombardment – The Irish Times

Israeli military strikes killed at least 70 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local health authorities said, in an intensification of the bombardment as US president Donald Trump visits the Middle East. Medics said most of the dead, including women and children, were killed in a barrage of Israeli air strikes on houses in … Read more

Tánaiste says Israeli plans to seize all of Gaza ‘alarming’ – The Irish Times

Tánaiste Simon Harris has described as “alarming” the reports of a planned extension of military operations by Israeli forces in Gaza. Mr Harris, who is Minister for Foreign Affairs, said in a statement on Monday that “such a move would result in further deaths, casualties and untold suffering for the Palestinian population who already face … Read more

Trump says no pause to tariffs and urges EU to buy ‘beautiful’ US energy – The Irish Times

President Donald Trump said he is not considering a pause on his plan to implement sweeping additional tariffs on dozens of countries despite outreach from trading partners eager to avoid the levies. Speaking on Monday while meeting with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office, Mr Trump signalled he could be open to … Read more

Newstalk Breakfast duo Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly make for sane company – The Irish Times

Never let it be said that Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly are lofty elitists. On Wednesday the presenters of Newstalk Breakfast (weekdays) throw themselves at the mercy of the public by inviting listeners to come up with slogans for their show. As suggestions arrive, the pair’s fancy seems particularly tickled by the snappy “Let’s go … Read more

Release of six more Israeli hostages under way after Hamas returns body of Shiri Bibas – The Irish Times

Hamas freed two hostages and was set to release four more from Gaza on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, after Israel confirmed that a body handed over hours earlier was that of hostage Shiri Bibas. Tal Shoham (40) and Avera Mengistu (39) were handed over to the Red Cross in … Read more