Ireland's Jewish Representative Council chairperson is "deeply concerned" by the deterioration in the relationship between the Republic of Ireland and Israel. Chairperson Maurice Cohen said that the closure of Israel's embassy in Ireland has caused distress for Israeli people in Ireland.

The closure of Israel's embassy in Dublin was an "unusual, if not unprecedented" move, a DUP peer has said – but one which was "not surprising" given the level of Irish "hostility" towards the state.

A group of Palestinian children have arrived in Dublin to receive medical treatment in Ireland. The eight children were evacuated from Gaza, accompanied by eight carers and 11 siblings. Government approval to respond to an appeal on behalf of children in the region from the World Heath Organisation was secured in September.

Dublin’s goal, according to Israel’s ambassador to Ireland, has been to undermine the Jewish state’s ability to defend itself by launching lawfare to chip steadily away at its sovereign rights.

Ireland said last week that it is backing South Africa’s case in the ICJ arguing Israel is committing genocide.

Top Israeli diplomat accuses Ireland of having 'encouraged' Jew hatred, slams it for backing 'politicized proceedings' against Israel at ICC

Israel says it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorate over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials say new Israeli airstrikes have killed over 30 people

Ireland's government swiftly responded to the Israeli decision. Prime Minister Harris called the closure "deeply regrettable," stressing that Ireland was not anti-Israel. "Ireland is pro-peace, pro-human rights, and pro-international law,"

Ireland's Ambassador to Israel asserts that "criticism is not antisemitism" in an op-ed following days of back-and-forth after Israeli accusations.

Israel has said it will close its Dublin embassy, accusing Ireland of “crossing every red line”. Foreign minister Gideon Saar announced the closure in a statement due to the “extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish Government”.

The Israeli ambassador to Ireland said closing its embassy in Dublin was “the correct diplomatic decision”, and claimed there was “a hostile atmosphere” in the country. The Israeli ...