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# Israel

January
January 2024
Israel's bombing of Gaza continues, as Israel says over 100 targets struck in 24 hours
Martin Griffiths said people in the territory are witnessing “daily threats to their very existence”.
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant outlined proposals for how Gaza would be run if Hamas is defeated.
The proposals were unveiled on the eve of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's fourth trip to the region since the conflict started.
The health ministry in Gaza said it had recorded 162 deaths also over the past 24 hours.
5 Jan
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Airstrike kills 12, mostly children, in Gaza area declared 'safe zone' by Israel
4 Jan
Funeral of Hamas leader in Beirut as Blinken heads for Middle East amid wider conflict fears
4 Jan
Airstrike kills 12, mostly children, in Gaza area declared 'safe zone' by Israel
Updated 4 Jan
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Funeral of Hamas leader in Beirut as Blinken heads for Middle East amid wider conflict fears
Tensions have surged with Lebanon, where a strike in Beirut on Tuesday, widely assumed to have been carried out by Israel, killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Aruri.
Aruri was killed in the south Beirut stronghold of the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement.
The Israeli military, in its campaign to destroy the Islamist militant group, has reported more strikes in and around Gaza City.
Updated 4 Jan
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At least 103 people killed and 211 wounded in bombings in Iran at ceremony near general's grave
3 Jan
Hezbollah leader warns Israel against waging war on Lebanon as fears rise of wider conflict
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Hezbollah leader warns Israel against waging war on Lebanon as fears rise of wider conflict
Hamas’s number two Saleh al-Aruri was killed along with his bodyguards in the strike by Israel.
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Israel to "avoid any escalatory attitude".
Updated 4 hrs ago
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Gaza fighting rages as Israel prepares to defend genocide claim
UN agencies have voiced alarm over Gaza’s spiralling humanitarian crisis.
Updated 23 hrs ago
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Second Israeli minister calls for return of settlers to Gaza
1 Jan
UK willing to take 'direct action' over Red Sea attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen
1 Jan
Israel warns Gaza war will continue throughout 2024, as overnight strikes kill more than 20
1 Jan
Deputy head of Hamas killed in Israeli strike in Beirut
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Second Israeli minister calls for return of settlers to Gaza
1 Jan
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Israel's top court strikes down key government legal reform challenging power of judiciary
1 Jan
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Israel warns Gaza war will continue throughout 2024, as overnight strikes kill more than 20
Updated 1 Jan
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2023
At least 48 Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza, health ministry says
Gaza’s health ministry says the Israeli military campaign has killed at least 21,822 people.
A Hamas delegation was in Cairo on Friday to discuss an Egyptian plan proposing renewable ceasefires.
Asked about the negotiations yesterday, Netanyahu said Hamas had been "giving all kinds of ultimatums that we didn't accept".
Updated 31 Dec 2023
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'The bombs keep falling on us': Gazans desperate for war to end as Israel presses offensive
30 Dec 2023
Opinion: We are living in difficult times – but we must not give up hope
28 Dec 2023
'The bombs keep falling on us': Gazans desperate for war to end as Israel presses offensive
The Israeli army is keeping up its campaign across the length of the Gaza Strip in the face of mounting international pushback.
Updated 30 Dec 2023
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Israel continues to pound Gaza as Egypt to host high-level Hamas delegation for ceasefire talks
29 Dec 2023
President Higgins criticises Israel for blaming UN agencies for 'slow trickle' of aid into Gaza
28 Dec 2023
South Africa launches genocide case against Israel at International Court of Justice
29 Dec 2023
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Israel continues to pound Gaza as Egypt to host high-level Hamas delegation for ceasefire talks
The Israeli military said its forces “are extending operation in Khan Yunis” in the coastal territory’s south.
The Israeli military also said it had "eliminated dozens of terrorists" across Gaza over the past 24 hours.
Israeli shelling near Al-Amal in Khan Yunis killed 41 people over the past two days, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said yesterday.
Yesterday, a kibbutz announced that a 70-year-old US-Israeli national thought to be the oldest woman held captive had died in the 7 October attacks.
29 Dec 2023
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US-Israeli woman believed to be held hostage in Gaza declared dead
28 Dec 2023
President Higgins criticises Israel for blaming UN agencies for 'slow trickle' of aid into Gaza
28 Dec 2023
Gaza health ministry says at least 210 people killed in last 24 hours as Israel intensifies bombing
28 Dec 2023
US-Israeli woman believed to be held hostage in Gaza declared dead
28 Dec 2023
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Gaza health ministry says at least 210 people killed in last 24 hours as Israel intensifies bombing
The health ministry also raised alarm over the spread of disease among children and the overall lack of water, food and medicine in the besieged Strip.
A United Nations report published today urged Israel to “end unlawful killings” against the Palestinian population.
French President Emmanuel Macron emphasised "the need to work towards a lasting ceasefire" in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
28 Dec 2023
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Gaza population in 'grave peril' due to acute hunger, says World Health Organisation
27 Dec 2023
Death toll from Israeli assault on Gaza passes 21,000 as IDF says war will go on for months
27 Dec 2023
Tom Clonan: Israel is fast losing international credibility and support over its crimes in Gaza
26 Dec 2023
Department of Foreign Affairs assists 57 Irish citizens and dependents in leaving Gaza to date
28 Dec 2023
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Gaza population in 'grave peril' due to acute hunger, says World Health Organisation
27 Dec 2023
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Taoiseach: Robbie Keane's decision to coach Israeli football club is ‘a matter for him’
27 Dec 2023
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Taoiseach: Robbie Keane's decision to coach Israeli football club is ‘a matter for him’
27 Dec 2023
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UN 'gravely concerned' by Israeli strikes on central Gaza as Netanyahu doubles down
The WHO reported “harrowing” accounts of Israel’s attacks on Gaza on 24 December.
Netanyahu wrote in the Wall Street Journal that the Israeli state will not stop with its assault.
The UN Human Rights Office said all attacks had to adhere to international humanitarian law.
The WHO detailed how one Gazan child lost her whole family from one airstrike.
Updated 26 Dec 2023
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Tom Clonan: Israel is fast losing international credibility and support over its crimes in Gaza
Tom Clonan
26 Dec 2023
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McDonald not in favour of boycotting St Patrick's Day White House over US Middle East policy
25 Dec 2023
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Boycotting the Eurovision over Israel's involvement would alienate people, says Taoiseach
25 Dec 2023
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Israel continues to strike Gaza after UN Security Council demands aid be rushed in 'at scale'
UN Security Council yesterday approved a resolution demanding “immediate, safe and unhindered” deliveries of life-saving aid.
At Washington's insistence, the UN Security Council avoided calling for a ceasefire that would stop the 11-week-old conflict.
It is still unclear what, if any, impact the vote will have on the ground.
WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that "hunger is present, and famine is looming in Gaza".
Updated 23 Dec 2023
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UN Security Council passes resolution for acceleration of aid into Gaza after days of negotiations
22 Dec 2023
'They're not living, they're surviving': Disease, thirst and hunger threaten displaced Gazans
22 Dec 2023
Irish banks urged to respond to claims that payments to Gaza have been 'blocked'
22 Dec 2023
UN Security Council passes resolution for acceleration of aid into Gaza after days of negotiations
It comes after the UN warned that the entire population of Gaza faces “an imminent risk of famine”.
Updated 22 Dec 2023
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'They're not living, they're surviving': Disease, thirst and hunger threaten displaced Gazans
22 Dec 2023
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Irish banks urged to respond to claims that payments to Gaza have been 'blocked'
22 Dec 2023
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Dublin family plead for Government's help in getting daughter out of Gaza as bombings continue
21 Dec 2023
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Israeli army bombs scores of targets in Gaza as diplomats press on with efforts to halt fighting
As places for people to go continues to shrink, international outrage has mounted over the rising death toll.
Updated 21 Dec 2023
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More than 20,000 dead in Gaza since 7 October, Hamas says
Some 8,000 children are among the dead.
The UN Security Council is set to vote later today on a resolution calling for a pause in the conflict.
It is estimated that 1.9 million of Gaza's 2.4 million residents have been displaced.
Updated 20 Dec 2023
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Irish Palestinians plead for government help to get loved ones out of Gaza
19 Dec 2023
UN postpones vote on calls for ceasefire in Gaza for second time
19 Dec 2023
Freight expert on Red Sea attacks: Hope it's not an 'Ever Given' scenario but potentially a big issue
20 Dec 2023
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UN postpones vote on calls for ceasefire in Gaza for second time
The members will reconvene to vote on Wednesday.
Updated 19 Dec 2023
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Fears of major global trade disruption because of attacks on Red Sea cargo ships
19 Dec 2023
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Former president Mary Robinson says Joe Biden is ‘losing respect’ due to his position on Gaza
19 Dec 2023
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Israel continues to bomb Gaza as it faces accusation it is 'starving' Palestinians
The UN Security Council is to vote today on a new resolution calling for an “urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities” in Gaza.
The health ministry in Gaza says more than 18,800 people have been killed in Israel's campaign in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday again vowed to "fight until the end".
Updated 18 Dec 2023
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Killed Israeli hostage's brother says army 'abandoned and murdered' him
17 Dec 2023
Israel says it has found large tunnel at Gaza border, raising pre-war intelligence questions
17 Dec 2023
Several European foreign ministers urge ceasefire but Netanyahu is ‘committed as ever’ to war
17 Dec 2023
EU launches probe into Elon Musk's X over disinformation related to 7 October Hamas attack
18 Dec 2023
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Killed Israeli hostage's brother says army 'abandoned and murdered' him
17 Dec 2023
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Israel says it has found large tunnel at Gaza border, raising pre-war intelligence questions
17 Dec 2023
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Pope deplores deaths of mother and daughter reportedly killed by Israeli army in Gaza parish
Updated 17 Dec 2023
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Several European foreign ministers urge ceasefire but Netanyahu is ‘committed as ever’ to war
Updated 17 Dec 2023
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