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# Gaza

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November 2023
Israeli airstrike kills 15 in UN school in Gaza as Turkey recalls ambassador
At least 9,488 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel began its bombardment last month, the health ministry said.
The Red Crescent said a convoy of five vehicles destined for the Rafah border crossing with Egypt were struck multiple times.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed to The Journal that no Irish citizens are on the list to depart Gaza through the Rafah crossing today.
Irish father-of-three in Gaza says he and his family are 'trapped in this war'
Varadkar says Israel actions ‘more approaching revenge than self-defence’
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Nov 4th 2023, 11:20 AM
WHO chief 'utterly shocked' as Israel strikes ambulance near hospital in Gaza
The Israeli military said it launched an air strike on an ambulance that was identified by forces as being used by Hamas.
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Nov 3rd 2023, 9:52 PM
Gig for Gaza fundraiser moved to Dublin's 3Arena due to popular demand
The concert was initially due to take place in Dublin’s Vicar Street, but tickets quickly sold out this morning.
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Nov 3rd 2023, 6:35 PM
Irish father-of-three in Gaza says he and his family are 'trapped in this war'
Ibrahim Alagha and his family had planned to return from Gaza around this time, but war has ‘trapped’ them in the region.
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Nov 3rd 2023, 3:45 PM
In-laws of Scottish First Minister granted permission to leave Gaza
Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla, from Dundee, have been trapped in the territory after visiting family before the conflict erupted.
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Nov 3rd 2023, 12:36 PM
Israeli army says Gaza City completely encircled as Palestinian death toll passes 9,000
Yesterday, hundreds of foreign passport holders, and wounded Palestinians, were allowed to escape to Egypt.
The Hamas-run health ministry in the Gaza Strip said the death toll there since 7 October has surpassed 9,000.
The health ministry in Gaza said today at least 27 people were killed in an Israeli strike near a UN school in the Jabalia refugee camp.
UN says Israeli strikes on Gaza refugee camp, the second in two days, could be war crimes
Collective punishment in Gaza: 'An old and familiar tactic, on a new and devastating scale'
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Nov 2nd 2023, 8:01 PM
'A scale of death unknown this century': Over 30 journalists killed in Israel-Hamas war to date
More journalists have been killed in the course of their work in recent weeks in the Middle East than in Ukraine since February 2022, RSF said.
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Nov 2nd 2023, 8:00 PM
No Irish citizens to be included in group of evacuees leaving Gaza for Egypt today
The crossing point will re-open today for foreign passport holders and wounded Palestinians.
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Nov 2nd 2023, 11:38 AM
UN says Israeli strikes on Gaza refugee camp, the second in two days, could be war crimes
Israeli strikes have targeted the Jabalia refugee camp twice in two days, killing and wounding dozens.
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Nov 1st 2023, 10:50 PM
'Dozens' killed in new strike on Gaza refugee camp as hundreds of people evacuated to Egypt
The Journal’s liveblog will bring you the latest developments throughout the day.
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Nov 1st 2023, 4:10 PM
Debunked: Photo of ‘corpse’ using phone isn't from Gaza; it actually shows a Halloween costume
Images from filmmakers and protests have also been misleadingly said to show that Gaza casualties are a hoax.
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Nov 1st 2023, 3:04 PM
Tánaiste seeking 35 Irish citizens in Gaza to be evacuated via Egypt 'as early as possible'
The Department of Foreign Affairs has not been notified of any Irish citizens being included in the first group to be evacuated from Gaza into Egypt.
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Nov 1st 2023, 1:32 PM
Hamas says seven hostages killed in Gaza camp bombing
Egypt has announced that the most badly wounded, foreigners, and dual nationals could flee Gaza.
Israel has pounded Gaza for more than three weeks in retribution for the worst attack in the country's history.
The Palestinian telecommunications agency said phone and internet services had today "been completely cut off in Gaza".
Dozens killed in Israeli bombardment of refugee camp, UNICEF calls Gaza a 'graveyard' for children
Analysis: A land war won't go well and faltering international support means the world knows it
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Nov 1st 2023, 9:00 AM
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October 2023
Dozens killed in Israeli bombardment of refugee camp, UNICEF calls Gaza a 'graveyard' for children
Israel’s military confirmed striking the refugee camp saying the operation succeeded in killing a key Hamas commander.
8,525 people have now been killed in Gaza, according to the latest count given by the health ministry.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed growing international calls for a ceasefire.
UNICEF has said Gaza has "become a graveyard for thousands of children".
Hamas says it's involved in 'heavy fighting' in Gaza as UN warns civil order 'starting to break down'
Collective punishment in Gaza: 'An old and familiar tactic, on a new and devastating scale'
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Oct 31st 2023, 11:05 PM
Analysis: A land war won't go well and faltering international support means the world knows it
Professor of Peace Studies Paul Rogers says Israel cannot hope to bring any kind of end to the conflict with a ground offensive.
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Oct 31st 2023, 5:06 PM
Keir Starmer rejects internal pressure to call for Gaza ceasefire as car is mobbed by protesters
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer rejected calls to push for a ceasefire, arguing that a humanitarian pause was the only credible route forward.
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Oct 31st 2023, 2:32 PM
UN agency says urgent ceasefire in Gaza ‘matter of life and death’ for millions
According to the latest figures from Gaza’s Ministry of Health, more than 8,300 people have been killed.
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Oct 31st 2023, 7:11 AM
Israeli PM Netanyahu says ceasefire in Gaza would be 'surrender to Hamas'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “now is a time for war”.
Netanyahu made "clear" that Israel would not agree to a ceasefire, claiming it would "not happen".
An Israeli soldier, held hostage in Gaza, was freed by Hamas today - but hundreds more remain captured.
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Oct 30th 2023, 6:35 PM
Hamas says it's involved in 'heavy fighting' in Gaza as UN warns civil order 'starting to break down'
Israel has declared the assault on Gaza had entered a “second stage”, stepping up its ground operations inside the Hamas-run territory.
Israeli fighter jets dropped leaflets over Gaza City yesterday, warning residents that the area was now a "battlefield".
Communications went down for days after Israel cut internet lines, although connectivity was gradually returning today.
Hamas authorities said a "large number" of people were killed overnight in strikes on two refugee camps in northern Gaza.
Humanitarian crisis deepens as Israeli Defence Forces warn Gaza City citizens to evacuate south
Doctor: 'I have lived through many wars in Gaza - this one is different - we've lost so many'
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Oct 29th 2023, 8:45 PM
Collective punishment in Gaza: 'An old and familiar tactic, on a new and devastating scale'
Professor Shane Darcy looks at the meaning of collective punishment as an instrument of war and asks if this is what is now happening in Gaza.
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Oct 29th 2023, 8:00 AM
Israeli PM Netanyahu says fighting in Gaza will be 'long and difficult'
Netanyahu addressed the media at a press conference this evening.
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Oct 28th 2023, 8:14 PM
Major pro-Palestinian protests take place across UK and Ireland
Over 100,000 people took part in a rally in London City Centre.
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Oct 28th 2023, 6:47 PM
Humanitarian crisis deepens as Israeli Defence Forces warn Gaza City citizens to evacuate south
Israeli fighter jets dropped leaflets into Northern Gaza, telling citizens to evacuate the “battlefield”.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the bombardments on Gaza and urged an "immediate" ceasefire.
Hamas has demanded Israel free all Palestinian prisoners in exchange for hostages taken on 7 October.
Gaza braced for invasion amid warning of 'catastrophe of epic proportions'
Divided Europe: Ireland's voice at the EU table not loud enough to be heard this time around
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Oct 28th 2023, 5:30 PM
What is a war crime and is international law being broken in Israel and Gaza?
A report by
Stephen McDermott
Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of war crimes.
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Oct 28th 2023, 12:05 AM
Doctor: 'I have lived through many wars in Gaza - this one is different - we've lost so many'
Dr Hassan, who cycles to patients now because there is no fuel for his car says Israel is bombing crowded places, ‘they are bombing everywhere’.
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Oct 27th 2023, 11:55 PM
Gaza braced for invasion amid warning of 'catastrophe of epic proportions'
Hamas has accused Israel of trying “to perpetrate massacres with bloody retaliatory strikes from the air, land and sea”.
"The ground forces are extending the ground operation tonight," a military spokesman told reporters.
The announcement follows two straight nights of tank incursions into Gaza.
Israel has heavily bombarded Gaza since Hamas gunmen stormed across the border on October 7, killing 1,400 people.
UN raises war crimes concerns over Israel-Hamas conflict
Doctor: 'I have lived through many wars in Gaza - this one is different - we've lost so many'
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Oct 27th 2023, 10:50 PM
UN raises war crimes concerns over Israel-Hamas conflict
The comes as EU leaders have demanded “humanitarian corridors and pauses” in Israel’s war against Hamas.
The Israeli strikes have killed more than 7,000 people, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
Just 74 trucks of food, water and medicine have been permitted to enter Gaza since the conflict began on 7 October.
Donnacha Ó Beacháin: Israel's diplomatic mission to Ireland has had a rocky few years
EU leaders call for 'corridors and pauses' for Gaza, but fall short of demanding a 'ceasefire'
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Oct 27th 2023, 5:00 PM
Varadkar fears if EU reaches position to call for ceasefire it will be 'after a lot more people have died'
Taoiseach says in some ways he hopes the EU will not have to call for a ceasefire as it will probably mean that things have escalated in the region.
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Oct 27th 2023, 10:30 AM
'Smell of death' pervades Gaza hospitals, says WHO's Mike Ryan
12 of Gaza’s 35 hospitals have been forced to close.
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Oct 27th 2023, 9:48 AM
EU leaders call for 'corridors and pauses' for Gaza, but fall short of demanding a 'ceasefire'
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he would push for a humanitarian ceasefire to be called.
EU leaders were in talks for hours but ultimately called for a 'pause' rather than using the word 'ceasefire' in its statement.
Leo Varadkar said earlier there as a need to 'compromise'.
The talks between the 27 EU leaders will continue tomorrow
Hamas releases list of 7,000 names of Gazans killed since 7 October, as Biden rejects estimates
'I don't plan on raising it again': Varadkar rules out speaking to von der Leyen about Israel comments at EPP summit
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Oct 26th 2023, 9:00 PM
Hamas releases list of 7,000 names of Gazans killed since 7 October, as Biden rejects estimates
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday evening that Israel is readying a ground war in Gaza.
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Oct 26th 2023, 7:50 PM
Taoiseach: Safety of the 300 Irish troops in the Lebanon region is a 'paramount concern'
Irish citizens living in Lebanon have been warned to leave while commercial options are available.
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Oct 26th 2023, 12:27 PM
Wife and children of Al Jazeera journalist killed in Gaza strike, network says
Al Jazeera said the familty of its Gaza correspondent Wael Al-Dahdouh were killed in a strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp.
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Oct 26th 2023, 10:45 AM
Netanyahu will give 'answers' on Hamas lapses as Israel faces pressure over ground operation plans
The UN Secretary-General yesterday said Gaza was now seeing “epic suffering” while calling on Israel to safeguard civilians.
The UN refugee agency UNRWA warned it could be forced to stop aid operations in war-riven Gaza today.
Israel has continued massing tens of thousands of troops around Gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive.
France is sending a navy ship to support the Gaza Strip's hospitals which are at risk of collapsing under Israel's bombing.
Israel's Gaza invasion delayed amid internal disputes and international pressure
Israeli UN ambassador calls for resignation of UN chief after rejecting ceasefire
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Oct 25th 2023, 8:36 PM
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer meets Muslim MPs amid anger over his position on Gaza
In an interview with LBC after Hamas’s atrocity, the Labour leader suggested that Israel has the ‘right’ to cut off power and water from Gaza.
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Oct 25th 2023, 4:44 PM
Israel's Gaza invasion delayed amid internal disputes and international pressure
Despite announcing its imminence, the much-vaunted land offensive has not taken place.
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Oct 24th 2023, 11:26 PM
Explainer: Here is what we know about the Israeli hostage situation in Gaza
US President Joe Biden has said discussions about a Gaza ceasefire can only take place if Hamas frees all hostages.
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Oct 24th 2023, 3:40 PM
Video: Two women held as Hamas hostages are handed over to Red Cross
London-based Sharone Lifschitz said her 85-year-old mother, Yocheved Lifshitz, ‘seems OK’ after her weeks-long ordeal.
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Oct 24th 2023, 12:15 PM
Hamas says at least 140 killed in overnight strikes as French President Macron arrives in Israel
More than 5,000 people, most of them women and children, have died during Israel’s attacks on Gaza, according to numbers given by the Hamas-run health ministry.
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Oct 24th 2023, 8:10 AM
Macron to discuss creation of Palestinian state on Israel visit
Macron will also urge “a halt of the colonisation” of the West Bank as a result of Israeli settlements.
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Oct 23rd 2023, 10:41 PM
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