Gaza
# gaza - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you work your way into Wednesday.
# gaza - Friday 22 March, 2013
Turkey accepts Israeli apology over fatal flotilla raid
Benjamin Netanyahu has apologised to Turkey for a deadly 2010 flotilla raid and announced a full resumption of diplomatic ties as well as compensation for the families of those killed.
# gaza - Friday 15 February, 2013
Photo of Gaza burial wins prestigious press award
The winners of the World Press Photo contest were announced this morning.
# gaza - Friday 4 January, 2013
PHOTOS: Hamas allows huge Fatah rally in Gaza – the first since 2007
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Fatah attended the mass rally – the first since Hamas seized control of Gaza in 2007.
# gaza - Thursday 6 December, 2012
Column: ‘The US is no longer the key power broker in the Gaza conflict’
While the outbreak of violence in the Middle East is nothing new, Hillary Clinton’s willingness to engage with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood leadership certainly is, writes Dr Vincent Durac.
# gaza - Saturday 1 December, 2012
# gaza - Friday 30 November, 2012
UN vote on Palestine should see ‘substantive peace negotiations’ – Tánaiste
The general assembly last night voted overwhelmingly to give Palestine non-member observer state status.
# gaza - Sunday 25 November, 2012
Turkey admits contact with Israel over Gaza conflict
Turkey had previously decided to freeze diplomatic relations with Israel.
# gaza - Friday 23 November, 2012
Palestinian man shot dead near Gaza border
The man was the first casualty since the two sides agreed a ceasefire, with nineteen other Palestinians wounded by gunfire in the incident.
# gaza - Thursday 22 November, 2012
Explainer: How Israel developed its ‘Iron Dome’ rocket defence system
Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system has been used heavily over the last week. Here’s the story behind it…
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Good morning. Here’s the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
Gaza ceasefire agreement holds overnight
Twelve rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip overnight but the Israelis did not retaliate and the ceasefire remains in place this morning.
# gaza - Wednesday 21 November, 2012
Blast on a bus in Israeli city of Tel Aviv wounds over a dozen
Police said the blast took place on a street which runs just behind the Kiriya, Israel’s sprawling defence ministry.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning! Here’s the nine stories you need to know this morning.
# gaza - Tuesday 20 November, 2012
Ceasefire between Israel and gaza militants “close”
Gaza militants said a Cairo-brokered truce in their seven-day war with Israel would be announced later today.
PHOTOS: Israeli soldiers wait at Gaza Strip ‘staging area’
The images, taken earlier this morning, show soldiers asleep on military tanks, reading holy books and doing other everyday tasks such as brushing their teeth.
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
The nine stories you need to know this morning.
Gaza conflict: Clinton to travel to Israel and Egypt for peace talks
The conflict is now entering its seventh day with over a hundred dead.
# gaza - Monday 19 November, 2012
Israeli cabinet debates Egypt proposal on Gaza truce
The cabinet is said to be meeting this evening. Israeli public radio said Israel wanted to see a 24- to 48-hour truce take effect.
The 9 at 9: Monday
Here are the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your day.
Death toll climbs in Gaza as UN calls for ceasefire
UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon says he is “deeply saddened” at reported deaths and “alarmed” at the continuing firing of rockets.
# gaza - Sunday 18 November, 2012
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Good morning! Here’s the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# gaza - Saturday 17 November, 2012
Israel strikes destroy Hamas government headquarters
Around 180 air strikes were carried out overnight, after Palestinian militants fired rockets at the heart of Israel on Friday, local media said.
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Good morning. Here’s the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# gaza - Friday 16 November, 2012
The 5 at 5: Friday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Eamon Gilmore calls for end to Gaza violence
Israel agreed to suspend its offensive in the Gaza Strip while the Egyptian Prime Minister paid a visit to the area but they did not respect the temporary lull and killed a further two people.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning. Here’s nine things to know this morning…
Israel agrees three-hour truce for Egypt PM visit
The relief comes after an intensification of bombardment overnight. A call-up of 30,000 reservists has also been authorised.
# gaza - Thursday 15 November, 2012
US defends Israeli attacks on Gaza at emergency UN meeting
Reports this morning put the death toll of the latest air strike operation at 11 with at least 100 wounded.
# gaza - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
# gaza - Sunday 4 November, 2012
Palestinian leader violates taboo on refugees
Mahmoud Abbas has publicly suggested his people may have to relinquish claims to ancestral homes in Israel.
# gaza - Sunday 21 October, 2012
Activists on intercepted Gaza-bound boat claim Israel used tasers
The Israeli army has denied the claim, by lawyers representing passengers on a boat that included five international MPs.
# gaza - Saturday 20 October, 2012
West Bank Palestinians voting in first election for six years
About 25 per cent of the candidates in the local elections are women. The ballot are being boycotted by Hamas.
# gaza - Saturday 22 September, 2012
79 Irish politicians sign statement supporting Gaza blockade ship
The SV Estelle sailed several weeks ago from Sweden and is expected to arrive in the port of Gaza in early to mid October.
# gaza - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
The Evening Fix: Tuesday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
Israel: Death of Rachel Corrie an ‘accident’
An Israeli court has ruled that the state of Israel is not responsible for the death of 23-year-old American activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed by an army bulldozer in Gaza in 2003.
# gaza - Sunday 12 August, 2012
Six dead as Egypt army presses Sinai drive: witnesses
The Egyptian military sent more tanks and armoured vehicles to Sinai in an unprecedented campaign to capture or kill Islamic militants behind an attack on an army outpost that killed 16 soldiers on in early August.
# gaza - Wednesday 8 August, 2012
Egypt: 20 die in Sinai air strikes
The campaign to uproot militants in Sinai was launched after gunmen ambushed a border guard outpost near Israel’s border and killed 16 soldiers, according to the military.
# gaza - Tuesday 15 May, 2012
Palestinian hunger strikers reach deal with Israel
Israel has agreed to better conditions for Palestinian prisoners in return for a commitment to halt to all terrorist activity inside jails.
# gaza - Monday 14 May, 2012
Egypt attempting to broker deal with Israel and Palestinian hunger strikers – source
Egyptian and Palestinian officials could be close to reaching a deal with Israel that would end a mass hunger strike by Palestinians in Israeli jails.



























































