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# Palestine

UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly in favour of Palestine membership
This comes after another UN vote on Palestine’s membership last month failed due to a veto from the United States.
Yesterday
9th May 2024
Group of Irish fans join pro-Gaza protest in Malmö demanding Israel's expulsion from Eurovision
“It is completely inappropriate for Israel to be given this propaganda platform while they’re carrying out a genocide in Gaza,” one protester said.
Ireland aims to recognise Palestinian State on 21 May as Tánaiste hopes more countries will come on board
This week
5th May 2024 - 10th May 2024
Time running out: 'Invasion of Rafah would be a death sentence for thousands'
Rosamond Bennett
Where do these Irish universities stand on the Israel-Hamas conflict?
'Football is a form of resistance': The Palestinian women’s team coming to play in Dublin this month
Members of the Palestinian national team speak to The 42 about the daily trauma of life in Gaza and the West Bank.
Last week
28th April 2024 - 4th May 2024
Hamas negotiators arrive in Egypt for Gaza truce talks
Turkey suspends trade with Israel until aid allowed to flow into Gaza
More than 2,100 arrests made so far during pro-Palestinian protests at US colleges
Blinken urges Hamas to accept deal for Gaza truce as he meets Israel leaders
Netanyahu vows to launch military assault on Rafah 'with or without' a ceasefire deal
One of the children killed in the strikes overnight was a newborn baby who was only five days old.
Hamas delegation will return to Cairo with 'response' on Gaza truce
Egypt, Qatar and the US have been trying to mediate an agreement between Israel and Hamas for months.
A Hamas delegation today left Egypt and returned to Qatar to discuss the proposal, saying it is keen to respond "as quickly as possible".
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today he is hopeful Hamas would accept the "extraordinarily generous" offer.
The US military is building a pier to help boost humanitarian supplies into Gaza, an effort that the Pentagon said will cost Washington at least $320 million.
US says five Israeli military units committed abuses in West Bank before 7 October
Last month
April 2024
Hamas release video of two hostages as political arm considers Israeli truce proposal
'A worrying trend': UCD's SU President on right to protest Israel in Irish and US universities
Premature baby rescued from dead mother’s womb in Gaza dies
US students protesting for Palestine targeted by top Republicans demanding jail time and expulsions
Tánaiste asks Jordanian King to help get Irish aid air-dropped into Gaza
UN calls for investigation into reports of mass graves at Gaza hospitals destroyed by Israeli strikes
Classes cancelled and college students arrested as pro-Palestinian protests spread across US
Over 400 artists, including Eurosong contestant Erica-Cody, call on Bambie Thug to boycott Eurovision
Review finds Israel has not provided evidence of widespread terrorism links among UN agency
Activists in Berlin told to stop speaking Irish at Palestine solidarity event at Reichstag Building
Israeli military intel chief resigns over 7 October failure as families mourn dead in West Bank
14 children among 18 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as mass grave discovered at hospital
'I joined the Oireachtas Israeli and Palestinian friendship groups — but I'm no longer involved', says junior minister
Gaza official says Israeli strike killed nine family members in Rafah
Christy Moore among attendees of pro-Palestine rally in Dublin
'If I wasn’t in the competition, I would also be boycotting': Bambie Thug responds to backlash
UN condemns 'purposeful and wanton destruction' of medical equipment in Gaza maternity wards
Pro-Palestine group delivers petition to RTÉ studio in Cork calling for Eurovision boycott
Harris bats away talk of 'inexperience' on his big EU debut as Ukraine and Palestine dominate
Harris says moment of recognising the state of Palestine is 'very close'
Security Council to vote Thursday on Palestinian state UN membership
Harris finds it 'a little hard to hear' Israeli ambassador talking about Ireland being on the 'wrong side'
Tom Clonan: We have reached a dangerous moment in the Middle East conflict
Tom Clonan
Challenges of reporting from Gaza: How inaccurate reports of a dead Irish aid worker went viral
Recognition of Palestine by EU countries 'much closer', Harris says after meeting with Spanish PM
Pedro Sanchez has previously said his country plans to extend recognition to the Palestinians by July.
Hamas official says a ceasefire needed to locate hostages held in Gaza
'Highly likely' more EU states will recognise Palestine, Harris says after von der Leyen meeting