The Latest Breaking News from the Israeli Defence Forces

THE DEPUTY premier of Ireland has accused the Israeli government of “genocidal activity” and “a consistent pattern of war crimes” ...

Simon Harris said it was now ‘clear’ that Israel wanted to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

Footage released by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) appeared to show what the military said were strikes on “most of the strategic weapons stockpiles in Syria preventing them from falling into the hands of terrorist elements.”

Downing Street says government ‘shocked’ at inheriting prisons crisis as hundreds of prisoners get early release

For the first time, the United States is expected to impose sanctions on an Israeli military unit. The Netzah Yehuda Battalion, initially set up to accommodate Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews but which quickly expanded to become a popular unit for radical right-wing settlers, has over the years been accused of a…

Since December 7, images of Palestinians arrested and stripped naked in Gaza by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have provoked widespread concern. Israeli authorities say they undressed the detainees as a security measure, but that photos of them in their underwear "serve nobody". The images have sparked debate on the…

Scotland Yard has received over 20 referrals of potential war crimes committed in Gaza since 7 October

Forces say they have retaken land near Gaza but there are reports of more kidnappings

What does Hamas hope to achieve by attacking Israel? Stephen Hoadley looks at which actors stand to gain most, and lose most, from the conflict.