# Israel
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2023
Gaza
Several European foreign ministers urge ceasefire but Netanyahu is ‘committed as ever’ to war
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17 Dec 2023
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THE MORNING LEAD
'There is no safe haven': Over 60 journalists killed since start of Israel-Hamas conflict
The conflict is one of the deadliest for journalists in history.
17 Dec 2023
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Gaza
Three hostages killed by Israeli troops were 'shirtless and carrying white cloth', IDF confirms
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16 Dec 2023
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Batoul Hania
'Please bring him back': Wife of Irish citizen trapped in Gaza pleads for his safe return
16 Dec 2023
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Gaza
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd suspends routes through Red Sea after ships attacked
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15 Dec 2023
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Gaza
EU Council ends without call for Gaza ceasefire as Taoiseach says bloc must 'insist on two-state solution'
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15 Dec 2023
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Eurovision
RTÉ receives close to 500 emails calling on it to boycott Eurovision due to Israel’s involvement
The organisers of the Eurovision have described it as a ‘competition for broadcasters – not governments’.
14 Dec 2023
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Israel-Gaza war
Senior US official visits Israel to discuss 'timetables', as nine soldiers killed in ambush
The army has continued to meet heavy resistance in an offensive against Hamas that has drawn international outrage.
14 Dec 2023
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Gaza
Israel says it will press on with Gaza offensive 'with or without international support'
13 Dec 2023
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Israel
Taoiseach: 'Even the US is beginning to have second thoughts about what's unfolding in Gaza'
13 Dec 2023
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Hospitals in Gaza
Irish-Palestinian doctor speaks of the dwindling services left in Gazan hospitals
13 Dec 2023
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Voices
Tom Clonan: Gaza has become hell on earth, while the world just watches
Tom Clonan
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12 Dec 2023
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Gaza
Overwhelming majority of countries at UN General Assembly backs demand for ceasefire in Gaza
The vote comes as Israeli forces continued to battle Hamas militants today and bombed more targets in the devastated Gaza Strip.
The UN estimates 1.9 million of Gaza's 2.4 million people have been displaced by the conflict, half of them children.
The Gaza health ministry updated the death toll in Gaza to 18,412, mostly women and children.
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12 Dec 2023
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Protest
Pro-Palestinian demonstration held outside US ambassador’s residence in Dublin
12 Dec 2023
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Guess who's not coming to dinner
'It's unconscionable': Politicians to boycott US ambassador’s Christmas party over 'Israeli bombardment'
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12 Dec 2023
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Boycott
Zara apologises and pulls advert over claims it had similarities to scenes emerging from Gaza
12 Dec 2023
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relief supplies
Israel to carry out examinations of relief supplies entering into Gaza
12 Dec 2023
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Khan Yunis
Israel continues bombing in south Gaza as Hamas issues warning over lives of hostages
Israel had urged civilians to seek refuge in the far south, but the army has kept striking targets throughout the territory.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Hamas to "surrender now" after his national security advisor claimed the army had killed 7,000 militants.
The Gaza health ministry has said Israeli bombardment has killed at least 18,205 people, mostly women and children.
The UN General Assembly will meet tomorrow to discuss the humanitarian crisis.
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11 Dec 2023
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Israel
Ireland 'very open' to imposing travel ban on 'violent' West Bank settlers, says Tánaiste
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11 Dec 2023
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Israel-Gaza war
Israeli hostage allegedly killed in Gaza amid failed rescue operation
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9 Dec 2023
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Israel-Gaza war
Israel forces squeeze Gaza's main cities as UN Security Council to consider urging ceasefire
The council is under acute pressure from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to back an immediate ceasefire after weeks of war.
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said Ireland will co-sponsor the resolution on Gaza before the UN Security Council today.
Weeks of fighting have left 17,177 people dead in Gaza, according to the latest toll from Hamas which rules the coastal strip.
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8 Dec 2023
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FACTCHECK
Debunked: Photo of a child actor is not proof that Palestinians are faking casualties
8 Dec 2023
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Gaza
Heavy urban fighting rages around Gaza's biggest cities as today marks two months since 7 October attack
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invoked a rare measure to seek a ceasefire, sparking anger from Israel.
The death toll has soared to 17,177 according to the Gaza health ministry.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said troops had closed in on the Khan Yunis home of Hamas's Gaza chief.
Air strikes also rained down on Rafah city in the far south, near the Egyptian border.
7 Dec 2023
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International Aid
US Senate blocks international aid to Israel and Ukraine to push for stronger border control
7 Dec 2023
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gaza strip
'Deepening horror' condemned as Israel carries out attacks in Gaza's second-largest city
Israeli forces have pushed civilian populations further south in the continued conflict.
The focus of the conflict has shifted into the besieged territory's south.
Israeli troops, tanks, armoured personnel carriers and bulldozers have rolled into Khan Yunis in the south.
Dozens of people were killed and injured in heavy strikes on areas east of Khan Yunis yesterday, Hamas said.
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6 Dec 2023
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Palestine
Taoiseach: 'EU far too passive for far too long over Middle East conflict'
6 Dec 2023
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Khan Yunis
UN warns Gaza to become 'even more hellish' as Israeli troops continue to push south
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5 Dec 2023
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People Before Profit
Richard Boyd Barrett defends remarks labelling Israel a ‘filthy, racist regime’
5 Dec 2023
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Israel
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.
5 Dec 2023
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Gaza
International concern deepens over civilian death toll as Israel expands offensive in Gaza
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4 Dec 2023
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climate action
'They can'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.”
4 Dec 2023
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israel-hamas war
Fresh Israeli bombardment of Gaza as Hamas and Islamic Jihad launch rockets into Israel
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3 Dec 2023
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israel-hamas war
Israeli forces move towards crowded southern Gaza after pulling negotiators out of truce talks
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2 Dec 2023
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