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# Israel

This month
April 2024
Israeli president apologises for deaths of Gaza seven aid workers in strike
The convoy was hit while the aid workers were leaving a warehouse after the team had unloaded more than 100 tonnes of humanitarian food aid.
The seven killed are from Australia, Poland, United Kingdom, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, and Palestine.
The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has condemned the attack and urged an investigation into the matter.
Ships to leave Gaza with 240 tons of undelivered aid after seven workers killed, Cyprus says
TDs and ministers condemn 'barbaric' killing of seven aid workers in Israeli strike
Israeli PM vows to enact ban on Al Jazeera news outlet
Eight reported killed after Israel strikes Iranian embassy in Syria
Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza hospital after two weeks of fighting, leaving bodies behind
Photographer in Gaza marks deaths of babies he once took portraits of in his studio
Last month
March 2024
Israeli strike kills 'senior Hezbollah commander' in Lebanon as cross-border fighting ramps up
Israeli strike on Gaza refugee camp kills four people as Hamas casts doubt on new truce talks
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to undergo surgery for a hernia today.
Three pro-Palestine activists arrested trying to block US military planes at Shannon Airport
Four UN peacekeepers injured after explosion in southern Lebanon
Five killed and dozens wounded in Gaza stampede during aid delivery
'More than 40 dead' after Israeli air strike in Syria
Bambie Thug among Eurovision contestants calling for 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza conflict
UN Human Rights Chief: 'Plausible' that Israel is using starvation as weapon of war
Twelve people reportedly drowned trying to wade into the sea to get aid packages that went astray.
Hamas has called on the United States to stop its airdrop deliveries of aid into Gaza.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform.
US attempts to distance itself from Israel but decisive test to come over Rafah assault
'It has to stop': Ireland will intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel
Israel carries out overnight strikes on southern Gaza while pleas ring out for more aid
Opinion: Israel's actions in Gaza have weakened our humanity — a ceasefire must come now
Karol Balfe
Israel continues strikes on Gaza despite UN ceasefire resolution
Seven people drown in Mediterranean trying to reach aid dropped into Gaza
Higgins says failure to implement Gaza ceasefire 'would be unforgiveable' after UN vote
The resolution demands an “immediate ceasefire” for the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan that leads to a “lasting” truce.
Elsewhere, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees have said that Israel had definitively barred it from making aid deliveries in northern Gaza.
UN chief visits Gaza border as Israel vows to attack Rafah despite international condemnation
Israel steadfast on Rafah assault after US-backed ceasefire call vetoed at UN Security Council
United States unveils draft UN resolution calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire
Canada halts future arms shipments to Israel as international pressure mounts and Gazans starve
Israel may be using starvation as a 'weapon of war' as food supplies in Gaza 'completely exhausted'
Ballet Ireland accused of 'dragging art into politics' by dropping Israeli choreographed performance
Biden and Netanyahu hold first call in a month as tension grows over Gaza
Did Varadkar do enough in the White House to push for peace and satisfy critics at home?
UN warns of 'imminent' famine in Gaza as civilians ordered to leave hospital due to air strikes
Varadkar says crisis in Gaza will form part of shamrock ceremony speech
Netanyahu vows to press on with Rafah offensive despite US warning invasion would be 'red line'
The Israeli Prime Minister said “no amount of international pressure will stop us from realising all the goals of the war”.
Gaza's health ministry said at least 92 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes overnight.
Envoys are planning to meet in Qatar to revive stalled talks for a ceasefire and hostage release deal.
Gaza ceasefire talks expected to resume as Netanyahu approves plans for military operation in Rafah
The White House, which has said an assault on Rafah would be a “red line” without credible civilian protection plans, said it had not seen the plan.
Hamas has proposed a six-week ceasefire and the exchange of several dozen Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, with Israel sending a delegation to Qatar for negotiations.
The main UN agency operating in the Palestinian enclave said that one in three children under two years of age are now acutely malnourished in northern Gaza.
Music producer: Irish acts should be commended for their SXSW boycott
Pat Neary
Ireland's 'soft power' used to remind US it helped bring peace before and could do so again
All eyes were watching Leo Varadkar to see if he convey the message from the Irish people and push for peace in Palestine.
Israeli military denies Gaza health ministry claim it killed at least 20 people waiting for food aid
The health ministry accused Israeli troops of opening fire from “tanks and helicopters” as Palestinians gathered at a roundabout in Gaza City.
Paul Murphy: There should be no shamrock for 'Genocide Joe' over his stance on Israel
Paul Murphy
President Higgins discusses ICJ case against Israel in phone call with South Africa president
US' highest-ranking elected Jewish American calls for elections in Israel