The bodies of 79 people killed by Israeli strikes have been taken to hospitals in the past 24 hours, Gaza‘s health ministry said on Saturday, a toll that does not include hospitals in the battered north which it said were now inaccessible. The dead over the past day in Israel‘s renewed military offensive included nine … Read more
Tánaiste Simon Harris has told supporters of an Occupied Territories Bill that he has “no issue” with a provision in the bill banning trade in services with Israeli firms based in occupied Palestine. He did, however, point to the need to overcome legal concerns. Mr Harris is expected to seek Cabinet approval to draft the … Read more
Bono has defended his decision to accept the US Presidential Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden earlier this year, insisting he took it on behalf of people who do not receive honours such as activists losing their lives in Gaza. The U2 singer received the highest civilian honour the US has to offer in January, … Read more
Israeli airstrikes killed at least six Palestinians guarding aid trucks against looters, Hamas officials said on Friday, as the head of the United Nations warned that only a “teaspoon” of aid was getting into Gaza following Israel’s 11-week-long blockade. The Israeli military said 107 trucks carrying flour and other foodstuffs as well as medical supplies … Read more
Belfast rap trio Kneecap have claimed a campaign is being mounted to prevent their performance at Glastonbury this summer, at a surprise gig staged a day after one of the band’s members was charged with a terror offence. The group told the crowd at the 100 Club in central London on Thursday night that they … Read more
The charging of Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (27) with a terrorism offence by British authorities specifically relates to the alleged display of a flag associated with Lebanese armed group Hizbullah last November at one of the band’s gigs in Kentish Town, north London. Under British law, it is an offence to show public … Read more
Scores of foreign mercenaries have landed in Israel for the launch of a controversial US-backed aid plan for Gaza that could force the UN out of managing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Israel has this week allowed more than 90 trucks into the enclave following an international outcry over a nearly three-month siege … Read more
Tánaiste Simon Harris told TDs he will bring a memo to Government next week on the Occupied Territories Bill to ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements. He made his comments during a three hour Dáil debate on the war in Gaza with universal condemnation of Israel for the catastrophe. One Sinn Féin TD described Israel … Read more
The EU-Israel Association Agreement should be suspended while a review is being conducted, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. The European Union has agreed to review the agreement following backing by a majority of member states to a Dutch proposal. Speaking in the Dáil, Mr Martin said he “strongly” welcomed the decision to review the agreement, … Read more
Israeli forces killed at least 55 Palestinians in air strikes in Gaza on Tuesday, local medics said, continuing to bombard the enclave despite mounting international pressure to halt military operations and allow unimpeded deliveries of aid. Britain announced it was suspending trade talks with Israel and summoning its ambassador over “egregious policies” in the occupied … Read more