# Gaza

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# initiative

7-year olds in Gaza have suffered three wars and yet they're still trying to play football

Brian Kerr and Trevor Hogan have launched a new initiative to bring children from Gaza to Ireland to play football.

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Oct 29th 2014, 3:10 PM

# disputed territory

Amid tensions in Jerusalem, Israel announces 1,000 new settler homes in the city

Ireland has joined the US and others in condemning the move.

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Oct 28th 2014, 2:09 PM

# gaza strip

Senators have agreed to recognise Palestine as an independent state

The Seanad is now calling on the Dáil to do the same.

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Oct 22nd 2014, 5:00 PM

# Ban Ki-Moon

Shelling of UN school in Gaza 'must be investigated'

Ban Ki-Moon called the attack “absolutely unacceptable”.

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Oct 15th 2014, 10:01 PM

# Conference

World leaders are planning the rebuilding of Gaza today

Egypt’s leader has told Israel “now is the time” to end the conflict.

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Oct 12th 2014, 10:53 AM

# Foreign aid

Ireland is going to give €2.5 million extra to Gaza

Ireland has now given €10 million to Palestine since 2010,

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Oct 11th 2014, 9:41 AM

# Tension

Israel to press ahead with 2,600 settler homes in Jerusalem

The housing units, which have been slated for construction since 2012, were given final approval this week.

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Oct 1st 2014, 7:34 PM

# Gaza

Israel claims it was hit by mortar fired from Gaza

The attack is the first since a 26 August ceasefire.

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Sep 16th 2014, 7:49 PM

# outlet

Palestinian football team determined to rise above war

Football is hugely popular in Gaza and the West Bank, where the game has been played since the 1920s.

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Sep 11th 2014, 9:55 AM

Voices

Opinion: Why Gaza needs an Albert Reynolds

The situation in Gaza needs someone who can broker peace – someone who has the energy not to take no for an answer;

Sep 5th 2014, 8:00 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Sep 4th 2014, 4:52 PM

# back you go

Sinn Féin MEPs barred from entering Gaza during trip to Palestine

The group was told their visit was “not directly concerned with humanitarian assistance.”

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Sep 4th 2014, 4:14 PM

# here to stay

"I'm sorry to disappoint you." - Israeli ambassador tells David Norris he's going nowhere

Boaz Modai defended Israel’s actions to TDs today.

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Sep 3rd 2014, 7:23 PM

# ireland and gaza

Palestinian ambassador compares occupied Gaza to occupied Ireland

The ambassador was meeting with TDs in Leinster House.

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Sep 3rd 2014, 5:09 PM

# end of summer

Angry parents and 'Gaza' banners greet ministers, as new term begins

With the Cabinet back, and the Israeli ambassador being grilled by TDs, it was also a busy day for protests at Government Buildings.

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Sep 3rd 2014, 4:48 PM

# West Bank

Dáil committee chair weighs in on Israeli land seizure ahead of meeting with ambassador

Pat Breen said further West Bank settlements would be a “nail in the coffin of the two-state solution.”

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Sep 2nd 2014, 7:33 PM

# no state solution

"Settlements are illegal" - Ireland joins chorus of condemnation of Israeli land grab

The US and Amnesty International also want Israel to reverse the decision.

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Sep 1st 2014, 5:23 PM

# Peace

UN chief calls for "durable peace" in Gaza after indefinite truce

The ceasefire provides for the opening of border crossings.

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Aug 27th 2014, 7:10 AM

# Gaza

What exactly is in the Israeli - Hamas peace agreement?

There’s a truce, but under what conditions?

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Aug 26th 2014, 10:42 PM

# taking to the streets

"I don't want to live through a fourth war." - Gaza erupts in peace celebrations

A long-term truce was signed today that will see an easing of the blockade on the enclave.

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Aug 26th 2014, 10:11 PM

# Politics

Stuart Byrne column: €18k fine for Dundalk is extreme but a punishment was merited

The Lilywhites were sanctioned by the European governing body over the weekend.

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Aug 26th 2014, 7:39 PM

# Strikes

Israeli fire kills 10 Palestinians across Gaza

The shelling comes as Egypt has proposed a new peace deal.

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Aug 25th 2014, 10:33 PM

# Gaza

Gaza offensive 'will last as long as necessary' says Netanyahu

The Israeli Prime Minister says that Operation Protective Edge will continue until it has “achieved its aims”.

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Aug 24th 2014, 2:27 PM

# levelled

Five Palestinians from the same family killed by Israeli warplane attacks

Israel has vowed no let-up until it can guarantee the safety of its civilians.

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Aug 23rd 2014, 11:46 AM

# Hamas

Hamas executes 18 men in Gaza for alleged collaboration with Israel

A Hamas-linked website claimed men had been killed for allegedly reconnoitering targets for Israeli strikes.

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Aug 22nd 2014, 1:45 PM

# United Nations

Could the UN Security Council do more to stop conflicts?

The body has faced criticism from the outgoing head of the UN’s human rights wing over its inability to stop conflict and save lives.

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Aug 22nd 2014, 10:26 AM

# Israel

Israeli bomb shelter converted to illegal casino and drug lab

Police found gaming boards and chips, bottles of alcohol and a kilo of locally grown marijuana at the shelter in southern Israel.

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Aug 21st 2014, 4:22 PM

# warplanes

Three Hamas commanders and four children among at least 15 killed in Israeli strikes today

Air strikes have stepped up on day 45 of the conflict, militants fired 18 rockets over the border since midnight.

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Aug 21st 2014, 12:19 PM

# Gaza

The UNICEF chief in Gaza is doing a Reddit AMA today

Ask her anything.

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Aug 20th 2014, 7:45 AM

# Conflict

A pregnant woman and four children have been killed in Gaza

The woman was nine months pregnant but medics were unable to save the foetus.

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Aug 20th 2014, 7:34 AM

# Gaza

Palestinians flee homes with bags of clothes and mattresses as Israel raids start over

Truce designed to buy time for peace talks in Cairo was extended by a day within minutes of last night’s deadline.

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Aug 19th 2014, 6:00 PM

# Tyrone

GAA player apologises over 'punch a Jew' tweet

Former County Tyrone footballer Tommy McGuigan is being investigated over the matter.

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Aug 19th 2014, 5:25 PM

# Gaza

Gaza truce extended by one day within minutes of deadline

Five-day truce was extended very shortly before last night’s ceasefire deadline to allow further talks aimed at ending the violence.

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Aug 19th 2014, 7:24 AM

Voices

Opinion: Israel’s use of force in Gaza reflects an entrenched but unsustainable colonial logic

International lawyers are in agreement that Israel’s military actions went far beyond the pale of legality during Operation Protective Edge.

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Aug 18th 2014, 8:00 PM

# tensions

Israel destroys West Bank homes of three Palestinians suspected of murdering teenagers

The abduction and killing of the three men partly led to the deadly upsurge in violence last month.

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Aug 18th 2014, 4:43 PM

# Israel

Gaza peace talks resume in Cairo

In Gaza, citizens are begging for “basic human rights”.

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Aug 17th 2014, 2:10 PM

# World War II

91-year-old man returns Holocaust medal after his relatives were killed in Gaza

Henk Zanoli and his family were given the award for shielding a Jewish boy from the Nazis during World War II.

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Aug 15th 2014, 9:17 PM

# Peace Talks

Five more days of peace: Israel and Hamas agree to extend ceasefire

The previous 72-hour cessation ended at 9pm.

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Aug 13th 2014, 9:42 PM

# Against the odds

Despite everything, one couple got married at a UN school in Gaza today

“I had planned everything: the music, the guest list, my bouquet. And here I am, getting married in a school with thousands of refugees”.

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Aug 13th 2014, 9:28 PM

Voices

Column: Does celebrity opinion promote or distract from the news?

Many celebrities have weighed in on the recent violence in Gaza; are they opening an important dialogue or just mouthing off about things they don’t understand?

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Aug 13th 2014, 8:00 PM