The Latest Breaking News from Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel has agreed to the deal, according to the US, but Hamas said it does not meet its demands and is under discussion.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Israel’s pursuit of Hamas terrorists barely justifies its ongoing indiscriminate bombing – nor can it excuse starving innocent Palestinians to death. It falls to other nations to do more to stop the crisis

The White House confirmed that Israel ‘backed and supported’ the new proposal

In the past few days, discussion around whether Israel is committing acts of genocide in Gaza has intensified. On May 28 The Guardian reported that “380 writers and groups” had signed an open letter calling Israel’s military campaign in Gaza “genocide”. The letter reads, in part:

It comes after Middle East envoy Witkoff said earlier this week that he was optimistic about brokering an agreement to end more than 19 months of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

GAZA IN CRISIS: Israel Defense Forces admits to firing warning shots at food distribution sites in war-ravaged Gaza as the Israeli government approves 22 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Nedal Hamdouna from Gaza and Bel Trew report on the growing crisis

Mr Higgins said there is an active campaign against Ireland in the United States.

The US president, Donald Trump, claimed on May 28 to have personally stopped Israel from attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities. When asked if he’d intervened during a phone call with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump replied: “Well, I’d like to be honest. Yes, I did … I said, I…

ACTIVSTS have read out the names of over 15,000 children who have been killed in Gaza by Israel since October 7 outside Parliament in London

Israel and Hamas have given differing messages on the state of US-brokered negotiations

Biggest expansion in decades will include outposts already built without the permission of the Israeli government