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

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day. 

1. #ROBERT REDFORD: Tributes have poured in from across Hollywood following the death of legendary American actor and director Robert Redford at the age of 89. 

2. #THE COUNCIL ROUTE: Tipperary County Council has voted to back businessman Gareth Sheridan’s bid for the upcoming presidential election.

3. #GAZA: Israeli defence minister Israel Katz declared that “Gaza is burning” as the Israeli military began its threatened ground assault targeting Gaza City before dawn.

4. #BIG FIVE: The Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has confirmed the country plans to withdraw from next year’s Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to compete. 

5. #PALESTINE: United Nations investigators have concluded that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza, becoming the latest in a growing group of experts, scholars, states and NGOs to accuse Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of committing the crime of crimes.

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