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# Gaza

This month
April 2024
Doctor 'anxious' about return to Gaza after killing of aid workers in Israeli air strike
Two officers dismissed as Israel says 'grave mistakes' made when it killed seven aid workers in Gaza
UN Human Rights Council demands halt to all arms sales to Israel
It is the first time the United Nations top rights body has taken a position on the conflict.
The Erez crossing in northern Gaza will be temporarily reopened for the first time since the Hamas attack on 7 October.
Netanyahu's office also said Israel would allow its port in Ashdod to process aid shipments bound for Gaza.
McDonald's to buy back its 225 franchised stores in Israel as it faces continued global boycotts
Biden urges 'immediate ceasefire' in first call with Netanyahu since strike on aid workers
The US President and the Israeli Prime Minister will hold a phone call later today.
World Central Kitchen has called for an independent investigation into the strikes.
The health ministry in Gaza said 61 people were killed in strikes overnight.
Tomorrow, the UN Human Rights Council will consider a draft resolution calling for an arms embargo on Israel.
'Blame Hamas': Here's how Israeli media have reacted to the IDF killing seven aid workers
The victims were staff of the US-based charity World Central Kitchen, which was in Gaza to provide food to starving civilians.
Palestinian-American doctor walks out of meeting with Biden in protest over US Gaza stance
Fianna Fáil MEP accuses Ursula von der Leyen of ‘silence’ on genocide case against Israel
Bodies of six aid workers killed by Israel taken out of Gaza
The attack has prompted global condemnation, with US President Joe Biden saying that Israel has “not done enough to protect civilians”.
The remains of the six international staff, who were killed alongside one Palestinian colleague, are set to be taken out of Gaza through the Rafah crossing with Egypt.
The chief of staff of the Israeli Defence Forces said that the strike on the World Central Kitchen convoy was "a grave mistake".
Protesting teachers call for 'government action, not words' on Gaza during minister's speech
Who were the seven aid workers killed by the Israeli air strike in Gaza?
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu branded 'traitor' in fourth consecutive night of protests
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 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 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
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
UN: 'Delivering aid to Gaza is like navigating a brutal obstacle course'
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
Varadkar meets leaders of Malta, Slovenia and Spain at EU summit to talk Palestinian statehood
Palestinian man who slept on Mount Street came to Ireland to escape 'death at any moment'
Mohamed has been deeply affected by the situation in Gaza, describing it as a “massacre”.
EU leaders issue strongly worded call for humanitarian pause in Gaza, warning 'risk of famine'
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
Sinn Féin's reserved public remarks on Gaza while in US leave the party wide open for criticism
It’s a rarity that Varadkar comes out looking stronger on the issue of Palestine than Sinn Féin.
Israel may be using starvation as a 'weapon of war' as food supplies in Gaza 'completely exhausted'
Biden and Netanyahu hold first call in a month as tension grows over Gaza