# Israel
January
January 2024
Israel continues bombardment of Gaza with at least 165 people killed in 24 hours
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards also said four of its members were killed by a strike in Syria that it blamed on Israel.
Gunfire and strikes shake Gaza as Biden and Netanyahu have first call in a month
Gaza’s health ministry reported today that at least 24,762 people have been killed in Gaza since 7 October.
Gaza death toll nears 25,000 as Netanyahu rejects calls for Palestinian state
Gaza’s health ministry said 93 people had been killed overnight, including 16 in a strike on a house in the southern city of Rafah.
Medicines for hostages and other aid arrives in Gaza as Israel continues strikes
A top Hamas official set new conditions for providing the drugs, insisting Israel must not inspect the trucks carrying them.
'We're continuing as if it's business as usual': Dáil suspended briefly after TDs push for debate on Gaza
Israel and Hamas reach deal for Gaza hostages to receive medicines in exchange for aid to civilians
A wave of Israeli strikes killed at least 78 people in the Gaza Strip overnight.
Lebanon was already in crisis - now it's dealing with thousands fleeing Israel-Hezbollah conflict
The conflict has made it unsafe for civilians on either side of the border to remain in their homes.
Tánaiste: Calls for govt to join genocide case against Israel are 'trying to create division' in Ireland
South Africa begins genocide case against Israel at The Hague
South Africa argues that Israel is breaking its commitments under the UN Genocide Convention.
Antony Blinken meets head of Palestinian Authority as Israel continues to bombard Gaza
Mahmud Abbas spoke with Blinken of the need “to stop the Israeli aggression against Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank”.
Palestinian Authority currently exercises limited rule in the West Bank, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967.
Netanyahu is not known to have shifted his position on reviving talks for a Palestinian state.
Blinken has called for "more food, more water, more medicine" to be delivered to Gaza.
Israel agrees for UN mission to assess north Gaza situation, says Blinken
The US diplomat says the IDF is entering a “lower intensity phase” in Gaza.
Sinn Féin, Labour, PBP and SocDems call on Govt to join genocide case against Israel in ICJ
The government has been accused of making a “shameful political calculation” not to join the case out of deference to Washington and the US.
Blinken arrives in Israel as UN calls for investigation into number of journalists killed in Gaza
Two Al Jazeera reporters were killed on Sunday when their car was struck in southern Gaza’s city of Rafah, near the border with Egypt.
The US Secretary of State met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman today after talks in the UAE ahead of his visit to Israel.
The Palestinian health ministry said in a statement that it had recorded 249 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Hezbollah announced the killing of a "commander" for the first time since October.
