Advertisement

We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

# Hamas

Last year
2023
Two dead and eight injured after shooting in Jerusalem
Mediators working to extend truce as Israel army investigates Hamas report of baby hostage death
Five premature babies found dead in Gaza hospital, says region's health ministry
Emily Hand could only whisper after being released by Hamas, her father says
Israeli President says Ireland needs to 'admit the truth' about conflict in Gaza
More hostages to be released as extended truce between Israel and Hamas enters fifth day
Israel and Hamas agree two-day extension to Gaza truce as 11 more Israeli hostages freed
Hamas releases 17 more hostages as 39 Palestinian prisoners freed
Varadkar responds after Israel summons Irish ambassador over his ‘lost and found’ comment in Emily Hand statement
Emily Hand - the 9-year-old Irish-Israeli girl held hostage by Hamas - has been released
13 Israeli hostages to be freed 'tonight' for 39 Palestinians, mediator says
Hamas frees first group of hostages as Gaza truce takes hold
Israel-Hamas ceasefire to begin tomorrow morning, Qatar says
Israel-Hamas ceasefire expected tomorrow, but release of 50 hostages won't begin before Friday
From the West Bank: 'Settler violence and military restrictions strangle Palestinian life'
Negotiations for truce agreement 'at final stage' as Israel PM says deal is 'right decision'
Premature babies evacuated to Egypt as Gaza's health ministry says 12 killed in hospital strike
Babies evacuated from Al-Shifa receive urgent care; remaining patients in ‘desperate’ situation
Brian Rowan on the Middle East: Where have all the leaders gone?
Brian Rowan
Gaza health ministry says more than 80 dead in strikes on refugee camp
Family of Irish-Israeli girl believed to be captured by Hamas remain positive on her birthday
Israeli troops seize control of Gaza port as UN warns of risk of starvation
Israeli forces raid Gaza's largest hospital; Some Irish citizens begin leaving Gaza
Israeli forces enter Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital where conditions described as horrific
After sharp warnings from the US and others that Al-Shifa must be protected, Israel said the raid was being executed based on “an operational necessity”.
The UN has said it estimates that at least 2,300 people are inside the hospital and may be unable to escape because of fierce fighting.
A journalist inside the hospital said Israeli soldiers were interrogating people this morning, among them patients and doctors.
The White House has said that US intelligence sources corroborated Israel's claim that Hamas had buried an operational "command and control node" under Al-Shifa.
Anti-immigration groups use Israel-Gaza violence to push antisemitism and Islamophobia online
Simon Harris says Israel is now 'blinded by rage' and engaging in a 'war on children' in Gaza
‘Our bodies hurt from crying’ say family of Irish-Israeli girl feared kidnapped
Gaza hospitals run out of fuel as fighting rages and EU condemns Hamas' use of 'human shields'
Holly Cairns: What Israel is doing in Gaza is beyond horrific - we cannot stand idly by
Holly Cairns
'We’ll work hard to win your trust': McDonald says she wants to form a Govt without FF and FG
Gaza health ministry says premature babies at risk as main hospital under constant fire and running out of fuel
SF crowd chants 'free Palestine' as ambassador to Ireland receives rapturous applause at Ard Fheis
Ambassador was 'horrified' that Gaza would be 'flattened' as she watched 7 October attacks
Tom Clonan: Gaza City could be utterly destroyed as a result of Israel's attacks
Tom Clonan
Israel rules out ceasefire as Gaza health officials say over 11,000 now killed in conflict
Bobby McDonagh on Israel/Gaza: 'Peace requires both sides to accept that they can never win'
Bobby McDonagh
Fierce combat rages in Gaza City amid growing calls for ceasefire
Medical NGO describes dire conditions in Gaza including 'amputations without adequate anaesthetic'
Hamas official says no wounded Gazans were evacuated into Egypt today
The West Bank: 'Settlers have been pointing guns at Palestinians, telling them to stay inside'
Hannah McCarthy