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# Israel

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February 2024
US vetoes UN resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza
The move comes after the United States tabled its own motion calling for a “temporary” ceasefire in Gaza.
Hamas said the US veto equalled "a green light for the occupation to commit more massacres".
The United Nations’ World Food Programme has announced a pause in food and aid deliveries to northern Gaza.
The World Health Organization said it has transferred 32 patients out of Khan Yunis' Nasser hospital.
McDonald travelling to New York for Irish Unity summit, says party fundraising not part of trip
Irish travel ban for Israeli settlers likely, as disagreement remains at EU level
Hunger in Gaza: 'We made bread using livestock fodder but now we've run out'
Palestinians were using livestock fodder to bake bread but they have now run out of that resource.
Malnourished new mothers are trying to figure out how to feed their infants in Gaza where formula has run out.
Families tell The Journal's reporter on the ground that they haven't eaten bread in three months.
Dima Jalal Saud reports from Rafah.
UN experts call for probe into alleged killing and rape of Palestinian women by Israeli forces
UN top court hears Israel's 'colonialism and apartheid' must end in first day of hearings
Winning support for Ireland and Spain's call for EU-Israel trade deal review 'very challenging'
WHO chief says south Gaza's largest hospital no longer functioning after Israeli siege and raid
Basketball Ireland's Instagram account 'permanently disabled' following fraught game with Israel
Basketball Ireland's Instagram account 'permanently disabled' following fraught game with Israel
Fears grow for patients trapped in Gazan hospital as Hamas reiterates call for ceasefire
Bernie Sanders event at Trinity College interrupted by protester challenging him on Gaza stance
ICJ rejects South Africa's request to put more legal pressure on Israel over Gaza
Shifting sands: The people of the West Bank are stuck in hellish game they never agreed to play
US urges Israel not to carry out Rafah attack in Gaza without plan to keep civilians safe
Bernie Sanders says Joe Biden is 'very wrong' on the issue of Israel and Gaza
Israel responds to South African ICJ request for new orders, calling it 'peculiar and improper'
Tánaiste accuses Israel of ‘disinformation campaign’ against UNRWA as he pledges extra funding
Government needs to show benefit of allowing Israeli Ambassador to stay, says Social Democrats
Thousands forced to flee as Israeli forces shell and raid south Gaza's largest hospital
As global outcry over Gaza grows, a Tel Aviv politics expert tells us what Israelis think
Here’s what polling says about Israelis’ view of the military action in Gaza, its humanitarian cost and Netanyahu.
Thousands told to evacuate largest hospital in south Gaza as 9 dead after Israel strikes Lebanon
'Where is the escape?' - Reporting from Rafah amid escalating fears of an Israeli invasion
A reporter writing for The Journal describes how many displaced families now find themselves with few options left.
Ireland and Spain ask for urgent review of EU's trade deal with Israel amid 'grave' Rafah threat
In a letter sent to the European Commission president, Varadkar also called for an ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’.
Minister Simon Coveney says it’s not 'realistic' for the US to stop supporting Israeli military
Giving birth in Gaza: 'I resorted to instructional videos on social media'
On the ground in Rafah, a reporter writing for The Journal speaks with pregnant women and new mothers.
Unicef has reported that Caesarean sections are being performed in Gaza without anaesthesia.
The Journal's reporter on the ground in Gaza tells the stories of women who have given birth in recent weeks as the bombardment continues around them.
Al Jazeera condemns Israel as reporter's leg blown off in drone strike on Rafah
The Qatar-based network said the strike was a “fully-fledged crime which adds to Israel’s crime against journalists”.
Elsewhere, South Africa urged the UN's top court to place more legal pressure on Israel to halt a threatened offensive against Rafah.
Minister Simon Coveney has today accused Israel of “behaving like a rogue state”.
Varadkar says he is abused on the street about Gaza, as Tánaiste says sanctions not ruled out
Varadkar said Israel has become “blinded by rage” and is not even listening to the advice of its close ally the United States anymore.
Taoiseach says he has been "shouted at and abused" by the public over the government's response to Gaza
Tánaiste says Ireland could impose travel ban on West Bank settlers even if EU does not make collective decision
UNRWA chief will meet with Micheál Martin in Dublin this week
Ryanair has cancelled all flights to and from Israel citing increased airport costs at Tel Aviv
Tom Clonan: Israel has pursued the relentless massacre of innocent Palestinians in Gaza
UN describes prospect of Israeli ground invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza as 'terrifying'
Tánaiste Micheál Martin said he is in “no doubt” that the continued bombing of Rafah will ‘constitute a war crime’.
Israeli Ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich has said the military operation in Rafah is "necessary" to continue the release of hostages and "eliminate" Hamas.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has today urged allies of Israel to stop sending it weapons as "too many people" are being killed in Gaza.
Israel kills 'around 100' people in strikes on Rafah while recovering two hostages
About 1.4 million Palestinians have crowded into Rafah, with many living in tents, while food, water and medicine are becoming scarce.
The EU's Israel-Gaza response has been poor according to two-thirds of Irish voters
The negative feeling is most keenly felt among younger people.
A major The Journal/Ireland Thinks poll, the first in a series of EU 2024 polls, published this morning.
The EU's response to the Gaza conflict has damaged its reputation with Irish people.
There remains, however, a huge motivation across the population to vote in four months with over 80% signalling intention to make it to the polling booths.
World leaders and Hamas warn Israel to call off plans to stage ground offensive in Rafah
Tánaiste condemns order given to Israeli troops to 'prepare to operate' in Rafah
US warns Israel of 'disaster' if it sends troops into Gaza's Rafah city
Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered troops to “prepare to operate” in Rafah, the last major urban area ground troops have yet to enter.
Irish basketball team did not shake hands with Israeli team after being accused of antisemitism
Irish basketball team did not shake hands with Israeli team after being accused of antisemitism