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This month
March 2024
Mediators push for ceasefire but differences still remain as fighting rages on in Gaza
Envoys from the United States, Qatar and Hamas have reportedly arrived in Cairo for the latest talks aimed at securing a ceasefire.
All sides have been scrambling to lock in a truce before Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month that begins on 10 or 11 March.
The health ministry in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip said at least 90 Palestinians had been killed in the past 24 hours.
Mother loses infant twins, her husband, and 11 other relatives in Israeli airstrike
US begins air-dropping aid into Gaza, as over a dozen children die from malnutrition
On Thursday, Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinian civilians as a crowd rushed towards aid trucks in Gaza City.
Gaza's health ministry said more than 100 people were killed in the shootings.
A UN team that visited some of the wounded in Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital yesterday saw a "large number of gunshot wounds".
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said that "every effort must be made to investigate what happened and ensure transparency".
Tánaiste blames Israeli occupation for humanitarian crisis in Gaza as EU commits to funding UNRWA
Global condemnation after over 100 people were killed scrambling for food delivery in Gaza
Last month
February 2024
Over 100 people killed as Israeli soldiers fire on Gazans rushing to aid trucks, health ministry says
Witnesses said Israeli soldiers opened fire as people pulled flour and canned goods off trucks.
Israeli officials have denied blocking supplies.
The reported attack comes as aid agencies intensified warnings over Gaza's humanitarian situation, with famine threatening.
More than 30,000 people have been killed in Gaza since 7 October, health ministry says
Mediators say a truce deal between Israel and Hamas could be just days away.
Aid agencies have raised serious concerns of a looming famine in Gaza's north.
Negotiators are hoping a truce can begin by the start of Ramadan in March.
However, a senior Hamas official told Al Jazeera that there is still a long way to go because an agreement could be reached.
UN warns famine 'imminent' in northern Gaza as death toll nears 30,000
Israel prepared to pause attacks during Ramadan if hostage deal reached, says Biden
Negotiators from the US, Egypt and Qatar are working on a framework deal under which Hamas would free some of the dozens of hostages it holds.
Trócaire calls for 'justice' for partner Palestinian lawyers killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza
President Higgins urges countries to 'think again' and reinstate funding to UN Palestinian agency
'The Irish deserve it': Israeli ex-spy turned election candidate wants Gazans 'moved' to Ireland
Israeli military proposes 'plan for evacuating' Gaza civilians ahead of feared Rafah invasion
Close to 100 people killed in overnight strikes in Gaza as Israel discusses next steps in truce talks
RTÉ says Kneecap agreed not to wear pro-Palestine badges on The Late Late, but did anyway
Strikes kill dozens in Gaza, as Israel's war cabinet is to meet after talks with Hamas
Minister seeks advice on taxpayers' €4.2m invested in companies in illegal Israeli settlements
Rights watchdog alarmed at 'arbitrary removal' of Irish social media posts about Palestine
Blinken says there should be 'no Israeli reoccupation of Gaza' as Netanyahu proposes post-war plan
Israeli tank hits NGO shelter in Khan Younis as overnight bombardment destroys mosque in Rafah
Israeli minister says Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo have raised 'possibility of progress'
A UN official has said has said Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis has turned from a “place of healing” to a “place of death”.
The UN's World Food Programme has announced a pause in food and aid deliveries to northern Gaza.
Hamas called the move a "death sentence".
Aid groups warn a ground offensive could turn Rafah into a "graveyard".
US vetoes UN resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza
The move comes after the United States tabled its own motion calling for a “temporary” ceasefire in Gaza.
Hamas said the US veto equalled "a green light for the occupation to commit more massacres".
The United Nations’ World Food Programme has announced a pause in food and aid deliveries to northern Gaza.
The World Health Organization said it has transferred 32 patients out of Khan Yunis' Nasser hospital.
McDonald travelling to New York for Irish Unity summit, says party fundraising not part of trip
UN experts call for probe into alleged killing and rape of Palestinian women by Israeli forces
UN top court hears Israel's 'colonialism and apartheid' must end in first day of hearings
Winning support for Ireland and Spain's call for EU-Israel trade deal review 'very challenging'
WHO chief says south Gaza's largest hospital no longer functioning after Israeli siege and raid
Tens of thousands call for Gaza ceasefire at march supporting Palestine in Dublin
RTÉ asked musicians on last night's Late Late Show not to wear pro-Palestinian symbols
Fears grow for patients trapped in Gazan hospital as Hamas reiterates call for ceasefire
Bernie Sanders event at Trinity College interrupted by protester challenging him on Gaza stance
Shifting sands: The people of the West Bank are stuck in hellish game they never agreed to play
US urges Israel not to carry out Rafah attack in Gaza without plan to keep civilians safe
Tánaiste accuses Israel of ‘disinformation campaign’ against UNRWA as he pledges extra funding
Thousands forced to flee as Israeli forces shell and raid south Gaza's largest hospital
As global outcry over Gaza grows, a Tel Aviv politics expert tells us what Israelis think
Here’s what polling says about Israelis’ view of the military action in Gaza, its humanitarian cost and Netanyahu.
Ireland and Spain ask for urgent review of EU's trade deal with Israel amid 'grave' Rafah threat
In a letter sent to the European Commission president, Varadkar also called for an ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’.
Al Jazeera condemns Israel as reporter's leg blown off in drone strike on Rafah
The Qatar-based network said the strike was a “fully-fledged crime which adds to Israel’s crime against journalists”.
Elsewhere, South Africa urged the UN's top court to place more legal pressure on Israel to halt a threatened offensive against Rafah.
Minister Simon Coveney has today accused Israel of “behaving like a rogue state”.
UN describes prospect of Israeli ground invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza as 'terrifying'
Tánaiste Micheál Martin said he is in “no doubt” that the continued bombing of Rafah will ‘constitute a war crime’.
Israeli Ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich has said the military operation in Rafah is "necessary" to continue the release of hostages and "eliminate" Hamas.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has today urged allies of Israel to stop sending it weapons as "too many people" are being killed in Gaza.
World leaders and Hamas warn Israel to call off plans to stage ground offensive in Rafah