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Irish Independent
12-06-2025
- Irish Independent
Dispute over identity of 12 reported killed by Hamas police force in Gaza
Samy Magdy and Kareem Chehayeb ©Associated Press A unit of Gaza's Hamas-run police force says it has killed 12 members of an Israeli-backed Palestinian militia after detaining them, but an Israel-supported aid group said the dead were its workers. It was not immediately possible to verify the competing claims or confirm the identities of those killed on Thursday.
Irish Independent
29-05-2025
- General
- Irish Independent
‘Let's not forget this is a manmade catastrophe' – Growing desperation for food as Gaza edges closer to famine
UN says the new US-backed aid distribution system won't meet needs of 2.3m people and uses food as a method of controlling people Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Melanie Lidman ©Associated Press Today at 21:30 Palestinians have become increasingly desperate for food as nearly three months of Israeli border closures have pushed the Gaza Strip to the brink of famine. Four Palestinians died yesterday as a chaotic crush of people stormed into a UN World Food Programme warehouse in the central Gaza Strip, as hundreds tried to grab food aid. Register for free to read this story Register and create a profile to get access to our free stories. You'll also unlock more free stories each week.
Irish Independent
28-05-2025
- Irish Independent
Four killed as Palestinians storm UN warehouse in desperate scramble for food
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Jamey Keaten ©Press Association Hundreds of Palestinians stormed a United Nations food warehouse in Gaza in a desperate attempt to get something to eat, shouting and shoving each other and even ripping off pieces of the building to get inside. Four people died in the chaos, hospital officials said.
Irish Independent
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
At least 52 killed in fresh Israeli strikes in Gaza, including 36 in a school-turned shelter
Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy ©Associated Press Today at 05:09 Israeli strikes have killed at least 52 people in the Gaza Strip, including 36 in a school-turned-shelter that was struck as people slept, health officials said. The strike on the school in the Daraj area of Gaza City also wounded dozens of people, said Fahmy Awad, head of the ministry's emergency service. Register for free to read this story Register and create a profile to get access to our free stories. You'll also unlock more free stories each week. Already registered? Log In
Irish Independent
24-05-2025
- Health
- Irish Independent
Israeli airstrikes kill nine of a doctor's 10 children in Gaza
LATEST | Sally Abou Aljoud and Samy Magdy ©Associated Press The bodies of 79 people killed by Israeli strikes have been brought to hospitals in the past 24 hours, Gaza 's Health Ministry said Saturday — a toll that doesn't include hospitals in the battered north that it said are now inaccessible. The dead over the past day in Israel's renewed military offensive included nine of a doctor's 10 children, colleagues and the Health Ministry said. Register for free to read this story Register and create a profile to get access to our free stories. You'll also unlock more free stories each week.
