48 h. ago Activists including Greta Thunberg docked in Israel after troops took control of Gaza aid boat

Tánaiste Simon Harris described the aid boat as a ‘powerful symbol of the urgent and essential need to end the blockade on humanitarian aid’.

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51 h. ago Dozens of Irish people among group set to march from Cairo to Gaza amid aid blockade

The group is calling for food and medical supplies to flow freely into Gaza.

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54 h. ago Ireland says Gaza aid ship 'powerful symbol' of urgent need to end Israel's blockade on humanitarian aid

Ireland says Gaza aid ship 'powerful symbol' of urgent need to end Israel's blockade on humanitarian aid  Anadolu Ajansı

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1 week ago Palestinians block and empty dozens of UN food lorries in Gaza Strip following Israeli blockade

A nearly three-month Israeli aid blockade has pushed the population to the brink of famine.

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1 week ago Disruptive air passengers warned of zero tolerance as almost 500,000 to pass through Dublin Airport this weekend

Disruptive air passengers warned of zero tolerance as almost 500,000 to pass through Dublin Airport this weekend  The Irish Independent

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2 w. ago Woman who defrauded €21,000 in social welfare faces jail if money is not repaid

A woman who fraudulently claimed over €21,000 in Social Welfare Benefits has been warned that she could face prison if… The post Woman who defrauded €21,000 in social welfare faces jail if money is not repaid appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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3 w. ago How an aid blockade and a warning that 14,000 babies could die heaped Western pressure on Israel

There has been a marked change in relations towards Israel this week following a stark warning about the aid blockade on Gaza and a new operation in Gaza.

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3 w. ago Air strikes kill dozens in Gaza as international criticism of Israel grows

UN says no aid distributed yet after Israel eases 11-week blockade

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3 w. ago Pressure mounts on Israel as EU to review trade and cooperation over Gaza aid blockade

Meanwhile, the UK government announced this afternoon that it will sanction West Bank settlers and suspend trade deal discusons with Israel.

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3 w. ago UN receives permission to send more aid trucks to Gaza amid warning 14,000 babies could die

A UN spokesperson expressed hope that all of the aid trucks could be ‘picked up and get further into the Gaza Strip for distribution’ at some point today.

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3 w. ago Gaza: UN chief warns 14,000 babies could die in next 48 hours without aid as blockade continues

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said that the current amount of aid allowed to enter Gaza is “a drop in the ocean”.

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3 w. ago Gaza blockade: UN chief warns 14,000 babies could die if aid does not reach them in time

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said that the current amount of aid allowed to enter Gaza is “a drop in the ocean”.

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3 w. ago First aid trucks enter Gaza after nearly three months of Israel’s blockade

Five trucks carrying aid including baby food entered the territory via the Kerem Shalom crossing on Monday.

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3 w. ago Immediate action needed to prevent people starving to death in Gaza, Martin says

‘Israel must refrain from further military operations in Gaza and lift a blockade on humanitarian aid into the region’.

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3 w. ago Romance scam warning after woman sent €17,000 to fraudster she met on dating site

The woman from Co Down was targeted after meeting a fraudster on a dating site.

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3 w. ago 120 people killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, as aid blockade labelled ‘tool of extermination’

Footage of mourners in northern Gaza showed women in tears as they kneeled next to bodies wrapped in bloodstained white shrouds.

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3 w. ago Over 100 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, as aid blockade labelled ‘tool of extermination’

Footage of mourners in northern Gaza showed women in tears as they kneeled next to bodies wrapped in bloodstained white shrouds.

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3 w. ago Israeli strikes death toll nears 100 in Gaza, as aid blockade labelled ‘tool of extermination’

Footage of mourners in northern Gaza showed women in tears as they kneeled next to bodies wrapped in bloodstained white shrouds.

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last month Entire population of Gaza at 'critical risk' of famine as Israeli aid blockade continues

All 2.1 million people in Gaza are at risk of starvation if the blockade persists, the report found.

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last month Gaza at critical risk of famine, with one in five facing starvation

Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid to Gaza has entered its third month.

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