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# Israel

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5th December 2023
UN warns Gaza to become 'even more hellish' as Israeli troops continue to push south
International aid organisations have warned that civilians in the densely populated Strip are running out of places to flee to.
Israel says it aims to destroy Hamas and free hostages taken in unprecedented 7 October cross-border attacks.
US President Joe Biden called for the condemnation of "sexual violence" committed by Hamas.
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International concern deepens over civilian death toll as Israel expands offensive in Gaza
Richard Boyd Barrett defends remarks labelling Israel a ‘filthy, racist regime’
The People Before Profit TD made the remarks at the weekend and claimed that Israel is a ‘psychopath’ State.
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Documents retrieved from Hamas by Israel reveal 7 October attacks were planned years in advance
The devices and documents were discovered by Israeli intelligence officers.
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International concern deepens over civilian death toll as Israel expands offensive in Gaza
Tanks, armoured personnel carriers and bulldozers were seen this morning near the city of Khan Yunis.
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'Some of us couldn't leave Gaza': The Palestinians fighting for climate in face of Israel's 'violations'
“We had lots of initiatives from youth and from women who were going to talk about their work here – but they can’t leave Gaza.”
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Fresh Israeli bombardment of Gaza as Hamas and Islamic Jihad launch rockets into Israel
US Vice President Kamala Harris yesterday sharply rebuked the rising civilian toll in Israel’s eight-week war.
Israel carried out more bombardments in Gaza this morning.
International calls - from the US, France, the UN and the Pope - have mounted for a ceasefire.
Hamas and other Palestinian militants announced "rocket barrages" against multiple Israeli cities and towns.
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Israeli forces move towards crowded southern Gaza after pulling negotiators out of truce talks
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Israeli forces move towards crowded southern Gaza after pulling negotiators out of truce talks
Israeli forces claimed they were hitting “terrorist targets” inside the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed Mossad negotiators to leave Qatar.
Over 200 people have been killed since fighting resumed yesterday.
A small amount of aid has passed through the Rafah crossing in the last day.
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Sat 6:52 PM
Israel resumes fighting in Gaza, with airstrikes and artillery fire reported as truce expires
Israel resumes fighting in Gaza, with airstrikes and artillery fire reported as truce expires
Combat resumed shortly after Israel’s army said it had intercepted a rocket fired from Gaza.
Israel's military said fighter jets were "currently striking" Hamas targets in Gaza.
Yesterday, US top diplomat Antony Blinken called for the pause in hostilities to be extended.
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Fri 6:45 PM
Israel and Hamas agree to a day-long extension to ceasefire as eight more hostages are released
The extension was agreed minutes before the original agreement was due to expire.
Hamas has freed 102 hostages over the last week while Israel has freed 210 Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas claimed last night that Israel initially refused to extend the truce.
Mediators and negotiators struck the deal this morning, minutes before the ceasefire was due to end.
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Thu 9:55 PM
Two dead and eight injured after shooting in Jerusalem
Hamas hands over released hostages to Red Cross in Gaza
Two dead and eight injured after shooting in Jerusalem
Five victims are in a critical condition.
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Thu 7:49 AM
Mediators working to extend truce as Israel army investigates Hamas report of baby hostage death
The current truce is scheduled to expire tonight after a six-day pause in the conflict.
A source close to Hamas has said it is willing to extend the truce for four days and release more Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
Israel today said it is investigating a report that a 10-month-old baby hostage, his four-year-old brother and their mother had all been killed in Gaza.
A Hamas source has said the Palestinian militant group is not satisfied with Israel's proposals for another extension.
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Nov 29th 2023, 9:59 PM
Hamas hands over released hostages to Red Cross in Gaza
Request to fly Palestinian flag in Leinster House refused as Govt accused of 'double standards'
Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghail said it would be ‘inappropriate’ to fly either the Palestinian or Israeli flag at the moment.
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Nov 29th 2023, 8:40 PM
Five premature babies found dead in Gaza hospital, says region's health ministry
A health ministry spokesperson said Israeli soldiers blocked access to the ICU at the paediatric facility, and doctors were finally able to get into the ward last night.
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Nov 29th 2023, 6:38 PM
Debunked: Old footage from Egypt shared with false claims it shows Israel storming Gaza hospital
Footage shows people seeking shelter in a hospital as gunshots can be heard outside.
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Nov 29th 2023, 2:42 PM
Eight-year-old boy and teenager shot dead in West Bank, say Palestinian health ministry
CCTV footage circulating online and on television news shows a boy being struck by a bullet and falling in the street, sending other children fleeing.
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Nov 29th 2023, 2:36 PM
Emily Hand could only whisper after being released by Hamas, her father says
Thomas Hand told CNN that when he asked his daughter how long she had been held for, she said “a year”.
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Nov 29th 2023, 8:50 AM
Israeli President says Ireland needs to 'admit the truth' about conflict in Gaza
Isaac Herzog asked: “What did we do wrong?”
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Nov 29th 2023, 7:58 AM
More hostages to be released as extended truce between Israel and Hamas enters fifth day
The news of the extension came as 11 more hostages were freed from Gaza overnight, along with the release of 33 Palestinian prisoners.
50 Israeli hostages have been released under the truce, in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners, with another 19 hostages freed under separate agreements.
While Israel views the truce as temporary, it is facing increasing pressure for a more lasting ceasefire and the ramp-up of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit the Middle East this week, where he will stress the need to secure the release of all hostages.
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Nov 28th 2023, 9:04 AM
Hamas releases 17 more hostages as 39 Palestinian prisoners freed
'Broken but in one piece': Father of freed hostage Emily Hand is reunited with his daughter
Israel and Hamas agree two-day extension to Gaza truce as 11 more Israeli hostages freed
The pause that began Friday has seen dozens of hostages freed, including Irish-Israeli nine-year-old Emily Hand.
Israel had faced enormous pressure from the families of hostages, as well as allies, to extend the truce to secure more releases.
13 hostages were freed under the terms of the truce yesterday, with 11 more freed today.
Including the 11 hostages set to return home today, a total of 50 civilian hostages have been freed by Hamas during the initial truce.
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Nov 27th 2023, 8:50 PM
Hamas releases 17 more hostages as 39 Palestinian prisoners freed
'Broken but in one piece': Father of freed hostage Emily Hand is reunited with his daughter
Biden 'horrified' after three Palestinian college students shot in Vermont
Police said a gunman stepped off a front porch, “unprovoked,” and opened fire on the three students as they walked together.
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Nov 27th 2023, 7:56 PM
Elon Musk visits Israel amid growing accusations of antisemitism on his social media platform X
Musk today met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he toured a kibbutz that was attacked by Hamas on 7 October.
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Nov 27th 2023, 3:22 PM
Irish ambassador 'surprised' at Israel's criticism over Taoiseach's Emily Hand statement
Ireland’s Ambassador to Israel Sonya McGuinness was summoned by Foreign Minister Eli Cohen after he condemned Leo Varadkar’s use of the word “lost” in relation to Emily.
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Nov 27th 2023, 1:17 PM
Hamas releases 17 more hostages as 39 Palestinian prisoners freed
Today is day three of the planned 4-day ceasefire, which may be extended.
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Nov 26th 2023, 7:49 PM
Varadkar responds after Israel summons Irish ambassador over his ‘lost and found’ comment in Emily Hand statement
A clarification note under Varadkar’s tweets claims its misleading to use the terms “lost” and “found”.
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Nov 26th 2023, 4:00 PM
'Broken but in one piece': Father of freed hostage Emily Hand is reunited with his daughter
President Michael D Higgins said he hopes Emily can now “enjoy a happy and fulfilling life”.
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Nov 26th 2023, 8:05 AM
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November 2023
Emily Hand - the 9-year-old Irish-Israeli girl held hostage by Hamas - has been released
The 9-year-old Irish-Israeli girl was originally believed to have died in the 7 October attacks.
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Nov 25th 2023, 9:32 PM
Hamas frees first group of hostages as Gaza truce takes hold
Qatar confirmed Hamas released a total of 24 hostages and that Israel had freed 39 women and children from its prisons.
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Nov 24th 2023, 8:49 PM
Lord Mayor of Dublin u-turns on decision to hold meeting with Israeli ambassador next week
The Lord Mayor has written to the Israeli ambassador to Ireland to cancel the meeting.
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Nov 23rd 2023, 5:35 PM
Israel-Hamas ceasefire to begin tomorrow morning, Qatar says
It is not clear if Irish-Israeli nine-year-old Emily Hand will be among the hostages released tomorrow.
It is not clear if Irish-Israeli nine-year-old Emily Hand will be among the hostages released tomorrow
Families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and of Palestinians detained by Israel were forced to wait an extra day
The truce had been put back over "the names of the Israeli hostages and the modalities of their release", according to a Palestinian official
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Nov 23rd 2023, 4:00 PM
Varadkar: 'I’m not sure if the Israeli government listens to anyone anymore'
From the West Bank: 'Settler violence and military restrictions strangle Palestinian life'
Israel-Hamas ceasefire expected tomorrow, but release of 50 hostages won't begin before Friday
Hamas will free 50 of its roughly 240 hostages under the ceasefire agreement.
It is believed Irish-Israeli, 9-year-old Emily Hand is among the hostages in Gaza.
Hamas welcomed the "humanitarian truce" and said it would see 150 Palestinians released from Israeli jails.
The Israel national security adviser tonight said that there will be no hostage releases before Friday.
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Nov 22nd 2023, 9:57 PM
From the West Bank: 'Settler violence and military restrictions strangle Palestinian life'
Negotiations for truce agreement 'at final stage' as Israel PM says deal is 'right decision'
Varadkar: 'I’m not sure if the Israeli government listens to anyone anymore'
Taoiseach says Israel used to listen to the US, but he’s not sure that is the case anymore.
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Nov 22nd 2023, 1:56 PM
Lord Mayor of Dublin defends decision to hold meeting with Israeli ambassador next week
People Before Profit criticised the decision to hold the meeting on what is the UN’s International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
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Nov 22nd 2023, 10:51 AM
From the West Bank: 'Settler violence and military restrictions strangle Palestinian life'
In the West Bank, Hannah McCarthy meets Palestinians who say settlers are making life unbearable for their communities.
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Nov 22nd 2023, 12:10 AM
Negotiations for truce agreement 'at final stage' as Israel PM says deal is 'right decision'
The deal is thought to include a five-day truce, during which between 50 to 100 Israeli hostages would be released in exchange for 300 jailed Palestinians.
US President Joe Biden has signaled that a deal to free hostages and a temporary truce is "now very close".
Meanwhile, strikes are continuing in Gaza, with the health ministry there saying that more than 14,000 people have been killed during the conflict.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar met with representatives of Islamic countries this evening to discuss the crisis.
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Nov 21st 2023, 9:33 PM
Premature babies evacuated to Egypt as Gaza's health ministry says 12 killed in hospital strike
Father of Irish-Israeli child hostage Emily Hand says he is living through ‘nightmare’
Taoiseach hears views of Arab and Islamic reps at meeting about Israel-Hamas war
Varadkar asked the Ambassadors for their governments’ continued assistance in securing the release of Emily Hand.
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Nov 21st 2023, 7:45 PM
Varadkar: 'We can’t continue to aid Palestine and trade with Israel in the way we've done in the past'
‘That’s going to have to change in some way,’ Varadkar told the Dáil.
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Nov 21st 2023, 3:39 PM
Premature babies evacuated to Egypt as Gaza's health ministry says 12 killed in hospital strike
The 28 premature babies evacuated from Gaza’s biggest hospital, Al-Shifa, had been taken to safety in Egypt through the Rafah crossing.
US deputy national security adviser Jon Finer told US media that negotiators were "closer than we have been in quite some time" to securing a deal.
Israel has warned residents of Gaza's largest refugee camp Jabalia and a nearby coastal camp to evacuate.
The World Health Organisation evacuated 28 premature babies from the Al-Shifa hospital yesterday.
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Nov 20th 2023, 9:51 PM
Babies evacuated from Al-Shifa receive urgent care; remaining patients in ‘desperate’ situation
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the babies were moved in a joint operation with UN staff and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
In an update this evening, Gaza's Hamas government said the death toll in Gaza has now reached 13,000.
The WHO led a "high risk" joint humanitarian mission to the hospital yesterday, which Israeli troops raided earlier this week.
A Gaza health official said more than 80 people were killed yesterday in twin strikes on Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.
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Nov 19th 2023, 6:44 PM
Israeli army says 55-metre tunnel found under Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital
Israeli troops raided Al-Shifa Hospital earlier this week on suspicion that it was being used as a Hamas base.
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Nov 19th 2023, 6:32 PM
Shannon Airport not being used by US to facilitate Israel, Taoiseach says
Varadkar said there is a “double standard” in Europe and internationally when it comes to Israel’s actions in Gaza and Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
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Nov 19th 2023, 2:04 PM
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