Palestine

The Irish government has welcomed this morning's release of the last remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza by Hamas. In a statement, the Taoiseach said he was "deeply moved by the scenes of hostages held by Hamas for more than two long years finally being reunited with their families".

All 16 Irish citizens who were on board the Global Sumud Flotilla before its interception in international waters are now being held in southern Israel, the Irish government has said. Sinn Féin senator Chris Andrews was among the Irish citizens taking part in the largest-ever civilian effort

A rare cross-party motion on the Global Sumud Flotilla is to be debated in the Dáil this afternoon as activists near Gaza in their bid to break the Israeli blockade and bring humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians. The joint motion, tabled on behalf of all members of the Dáil, is cu

The Irish government has said it will consider sending an observer to join the independent legal support boat sailing for Gaza alongside the Global Sumud Flotilla. Irish lawyers Gemma McLoughlin-Burke BL and Leigh Brosnan BL, as well as English solicitor Alexander Hogg, are on board the vessel, whic

The independent legal support boat sailing to Gaza alongside the Global Sumud Flotilla has published its first legal updates. Irish lawyers Gemma McLoughlin-Burke BL and Leigh Brosnan BL, as well as English solicitor Alexander Hogg, are on board the vessel, which began its journey earlier this month

Israel is responsible for genocide in Gaza, a UN commission of inquiry has concluded for the first time. In a 72-page report published today, the commission — chaired by Navi Pillay, a former UN high commissioner of human rights and former judge of the International Criminal Court — call

Two Irish lawyers have set sail towards Gaza alongside a flotilla which is seeking to break Israel's blockade and bring humanitarian aid directly to starving Palestinians.

Three leading Palestinian human rights groups have been sanctioned by the Trump administration for having engaged with the International Criminal Court (ICC) as it investigates Israeli war crimes. Al-Haq, which is based in the West Bank, has been targeted alongside the Gaza-based Al Mezan Center for

More than 50 young people from Gaza have begun to arrive in Ireland after being offered scholarships by Irish education institutions. The first 26 of 52 Palestinians arrived yesterday, with the remaining students arriving between today and Sunday, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said.

Simon Harris has joined 20 other foreign ministers and the EU's foreign policy chief in condemning Israel's E1 settlement plan as "unacceptable and a violation of international law". Israel's finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, who belongs to the far-right Mafdal–Religious Zionism party, has b

Paul Weller, musician and former frontman of The Jam and the Style Council, has launched legal action against his former accountants after they resigned because he publicly accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. Mr Weller was a client of Leigh Genis of Harris and Trotter LLP for more than 30 years, unt

Five international organisations have urged the attorney general for England and Wales, Richard Hermer, to delay making a decision on whether to prosecute hundreds of peaceful protesters arrested for holding placards expressing support for Palestine Action. Palestine Action, a non-violent direct act

The Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights has warned against further arms transfers to Israel, which he says could be used to commit human rights violations in Gaza. In a statement this morning, Michael O'Flaherty said the conflict in Gaza "has reached disastrous proportions and continue

Amnesty International has accused the PSNI of breaching human rights law after a woman was arrested for allegedly wearing a T-shirt showing support for banned group Palestine Action. The 74-year-old woman was arrested in Belfast on Saturday, while others received cautions for wearing T-shirts with t

Ireland should press for a change in EU legislation to allow central banks to refuse to facilitate the sale of Israeli bonds, an Oireachtas committee has recommended. The Oireachtas joint committee on finance, public expenditure, public service reform and digitalisation, and Taoiseach has made 15 re