Israel plans to ‘move ahead& with Rafah ground assault as bomb attacks intensify

Israeli warplanes pounded the northern Gaza strip for a second day yesterday in a fierce assault that has shattered weeks of comparative calm, and Israel said it was moving forward with plans for an all-out assault on Rafah in the south.

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Tánaiste Micheál Martin tours Palestinian refugee camp where Irish funding helps volunteers ‘make our case&

Tánaiste Micheál Martin toured a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan today and saw a school where 20pc Irish funding is making a real difference.

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UN rights chief ‘horrified& by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals

U.N. rights chief Volker Turk said on Tuesday he was "horrified" by the destruction of the Nasser and Al Shifa medical facilities in Gaza and reports of mass graves containing hundreds of bodies there, according to a spokesperson.

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Dubai airport chaos: Emirates boss writes open letter after hundreds of thousands passengers stranded

After days of chaos at Dubai International Airport, which has seen hundreds of thousands passengers stranded, the boss of Emirates Airline has offered &most sincere apologies to every customer who has had their travel plans disrupted&.

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More atrocities will be found under Gaza rubble once war is over, Micheál Martin warns on visit to Egypt

Worse atrocities will be found in Gaza when Israel finally withdraws, the Tánaiste has said on a trip to the Middle East.

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Israel&s military intelligence chief resigns over October 7 Hamas attack: ‘I will carry the pain with me forever&

The Israeli military has said its head of intelligence has resigned over failures surrounding Hamas&s unprecedented October 7 attack.

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