6 h. ago Greta Thunberg on flight to Sweden as Israel prepares to deport other Gaza aid boat activists

The crew of the Madleen were taken from the boat when the Israeli military seized the vessel yesterday.

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31 h. ago Israeli forces halt aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and detain activists

Greta Thunberg and her fellow activists had set out to protest against Israel’s ongoing military campaign in the Gaza Strip.

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48 h. ago Five killed by Israeli fire near aid point, Palestinians say

Israeli military claims it fired warning shots at people approaching its forces

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48 h. ago Israel's defence minister orders military to prevent activist aid ship from reaching Gaza

The ship left Sicily last week with a cargo of relief supplies “to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza”.

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51 h. ago Four killed by Israeli fire near aid point, Palestinians say

Israeli military claims it fired warning shots at people approaching its forces

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51 h. ago Taoiseach among world leaders attending United Nations ocean summit in Nice

The high-level summit is aimed at tackling a deepening crisis in the oceans driven by overfishing, climate change and pollution.

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5 d. ago Israeli military recovers bodies of two hostages held by Hamas, says Netanyahu

Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai, a couple in their 70s, were taken hostage in the October 2023 Hamas attack

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5 d. ago International aid ship en route to Gaza will be stopped, warns Israeli military

Madleen, with Greta Thunberg on board, reaches east Mediterranean a month after drone attack on separate aid vessel

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7 d. ago At least 24 Palestinians killed near Gaza aid site, medics say

The Israeli military said its forces had opened fire on a group of individuals who had left designated access routes near the distribution centre in Rafah

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1 week ago Israeli forces conduct 'forced evacuation' of patients and staff from Gaza hospital

The hospital was the only one that was still operating in the northern Gaza Strip.

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1 week ago Taoiseach and SF leader clash over Bill to prevent Central Bank having any involvement with Israeli bonds

Martin accuses McDonald of using ‘false narrative’, and insists Central Bank ‘does not issue or sell or oversee the sale of Israeli bonds’

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1 week ago Sound of gunfire reported as Palestinians try to reach new aid centre

The turmoil came on the second day of operations by a US-backed group, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

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2 w. ago Bono defends decision to accept medal of freedom from Joe Biden

U2 singer faced criticism for taking honour from administration giving military backing to Israel

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2 w. ago Bono defends taking honour from Joe Biden and questions ‘competitive empathy’ over Gaza

U2 singer faced criticism for taking honour from administration giving military backing to Israel

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2 w. ago Miriam Lord: Dáil voices rise in unison over Israel’s slaughter in Gaza

Sinn Féin leader gets short shrift from Taoiseach in row over Central Bank’s Israeli war bonds issues

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2 w. ago Israeli military fires shots at delegation that included Irish diplomats

Irish Government demands accountability as representative in Palestine Feilim McLaughlin and deputy Sorcha Lowry among those under attack in Jenin

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2 w. ago Israeli military fires shots near delegation that included Irish diplomats

Tánaiste ‘shocked and appalled’ at reports of incident in West Bank city of Jenin

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2 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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2 w. ago Pressure builds on Israel to stop military offensive in Gaza

UN humanitarian chief says 14,000 babies at risk of dying in Gaza in next two days

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3 w. ago UN warns thousands of babies in Gaza could die in next 24 hours without aid as Israeli air strikes kill at least 50 people

Tuesday’s fatalities bring toll to more than 500 people in last eight days since Israeli military campaign intensified

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