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Cathal Crowe

Taoiseach didn't tell Fianna Fáil TD to correct claims British Army never shot Irish civilians

29 May

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Palestine

Four dead after thousands of desperate people storm World Food Programme warehouse in Gaza

29 May

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ciaran mullooly

Irish MEP used AI to write open letter about Gaza which quoted Swedish House Mafia

29 May

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Gaza

Sligo-based brother of woman who lost nine kids in Gaza speaks out as fundraiser launched

28 May

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Palestine

Sinn Féin bill seeking to prevent sale of Israeli 'war bonds' defeated by 87 votes to 75

The Government blocked the bill, despite a legal opinion from the Oireachtas Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers saying it would be constitutional.

Independent TDs Barry Heneghan and Gillian Toole, who support the Government, voted in favour of the bill.

28 May

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Middle East

'Let's call a spade a spade': Israeli government 'committing genocide in Gaza', Taoiseach says

28 May

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Palestine

US-Israeli-backed aid centre 'humiliating and insulting' to people in Gaza

One person was killed and another 48 people were injured yesterday after Israeli troops opened fired at the hub.

David MacRedmond & Muiris O'Cearbhaill

Updated 28 May

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Mohammad Sinwar

Presumed leader of Hamas killed by Israeli military in Gaza

28 May

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Leaders' Questions

Government accused of ‘water-weak’ opposition to Israeli war bonds Bill

28 May

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Gaza

Dáil briefly suspended after protesters interrupt debate on ‘Israeli war bonds’

27 May

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Humanitarian Aid

Sound of gunfire reported as Palestinians try to reach new aid centre

27 May

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occupied territories bill

Tánaiste has 'no objections' to Dáil sitting through summer to pass Occupied Territories bill

In the law’s biggest step forward, Cabinet greenlit the progression of the Occupied Territories Bill this morning.

Updated 27 May

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Gaza

Hamas source says group accepts mediators' latest Gaza ceasefire proposal for 70-day truce

Updated 26 May

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Gaza

At least 52 killed, including 15 people from same family, by Israeli strikes in Gaza, officials say

Updated 26 May

5.9k

Khan Yunis

'There is no safe place': Relatives recount Israeli strike that killed nine children of Gaza doctor

26 May

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muckross house

'Turning a blind eye to genocide': Pro-Palestine group protests US congressman's Killarney visit

Mairead Maguire

reports from Killarney

25 May

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Gaza

Thirty-eight people killed in latest Israeli strikes across Gaza

Updated 25 May

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Israeli strikes

Nine of a doctor’s 10 children killed in Israel’s latest strikes in Gaza

24 May

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Israel

Bono defends accepting Medal of Freedom from former US President Joe Biden

24 May

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Israeli Defence Forces

Israeli use of Palestinian human shields in Gaza is widespread, detainees say

24 May

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Open letter

Hundreds of Ireland's lawyers sign letter saying government should enact Occupied Territories Bill

23 May

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kneecap

'We will fight you in your court. We will win' - Kneecap slams 'political policing' after terror charge

22 May

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occupied territories bill

Tánaiste says Israeli government now 'very much in space of genocidal activity'

22 May

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Courts

Woman charged over Shannon Airport protest refused travel to UK for Arts Council-funded trip

21 May

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Gaza

Simon Harris to bring draft of Occupied Territories Bill to Cabinet next week

21 May

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Gaza

How an aid blockade and a warning that 14,000 babies could die heaped Western pressure on Israel

Updated 21 May

5.5k

Palestine

Palestinian leader welcomes international rejection of Israel's 'starvation' of Gaza

Israel said 93 trucks had entered Gaza on Tuesday but the UN said the aid had been held up.

Updated 21 May

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Gaza

UN receives permission to send more aid trucks to Gaza amid warning 14,000 babies could die

20 May

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Gaza

Pressure mounts on Israel as EU to review trade and cooperation over Gaza aid blockade

Meanwhile, the UK government announced this afternoon that it will sanction West Bank settlers and suspend trade deal discussions with Israel.

Tánaiste Simon Harris said the EU's review reflects the "grave concerns" of member states.

Conor O'Neill of Christian Aid Ireland said the review is welcome but "it is not enough".

International pressure has been building on Israel following a months-long blockade of aid into Gaza that prompted famine warnings.

Updated 20 May

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Gaza

RTÉ asks EBU for breakdown of Eurovision televote amid disquiet over Israel placing

Broadcasters in Spain and Belgium have also raised concerns.

20 May

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Palestine

Nine aid trucks cleared to enter Gaza after 11-week blockade, but UN calls it 'drop in the ocean'

It comes as Israel announced plans to “take control” of the whole of Gaza as it intensified its campaign across the territory.

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said "significantly more aid must be allowed into Gaza, starting tomorrow morning."

Benjamin Netanyahu said that even supporters of Israel would not tolerate "images of mass starvation".

Updated 19 May

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Gaza

Israel says open to deal with Gaza as territory's rescuers say 50 killed in Israeli strikes

Updated 18 May

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Shannon Airport

Garda hospitalised after US plane at Shannon Airport spray-painted by pro-Palestine protestors

Three women were arrested following the protest.

Updated 17 May

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Famine

President highlights 'forced starvation' in Gaza in speech during commemoration of the Famine

17 May

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Gaza

100 Palestinians killed in latest Israeli strikes on Gaza as humanitarian crisis worsens

17 May

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Al Awda Hospital

Doctors in Gaza hospital pumped oxygen by hand for three days for a sick patient before he died

17 May

7.0k

Karim Khan

International Criminal Court prosecutor steps down while sexual misconduct probe is carried out

16 May

10.5k

Stanford

US students entering fifth day of 'complete fast' in protest over university ties to Israel

16 May

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Speaking out

Taoiseach and six other leaders call for no further Israeli military operations in Gaza

16 May

5.4k

a living nightmare

Opinion: Israel’s attacks have not spared any aspect of healthcare in Gaza

Nessa Cosgrove

15 May

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