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Gaza
US Secretary of State urges UN agency to address claims of staff involvement in Hamas attack
UNRWA said Israel had provided the agency with information about the alleged involvement of several employees in the 7 October attack.
The European Union is one of UNRWA's top donors.
On Saturday, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin said Ireland was not withdrawing its funding.
He said today he has no issue with the EU reviewing the situation as long as the aid keeps flowing.
7 OctoberUN agency for Palestinian refugees sacks employees over claims of involvement in Hamas attack
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Homelessness13,318 people in emergency accommodation in December, a 13.5% increase on previous year
Growing up in IrelandYoung caregivers receive poorer Leaving Cert grades than their peers, new study shows
Death RowUN urges Alabama to halt first US execution using nitrogen gas, says it could 'amount to torture'
Public TransportSome increases to public transport fares but €2 cap for Dublin travel within 90 minute to remain
Job CutsIrish Independent publisher Mediahuis seeks to lay off 10% of staff through voluntary redundancies
MeaslesMeasles cases soared in Europe to 42,200 last year, almost 45-fold increase on previous year
storm isha
Another storm is heading for Ireland as 68,000 properties still without power after Storm Isha
The areas where customers will remain without supply overnight include Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo.
Met Éireann is forecasting that Storm Jocelyn will track to the northwest of Ireland tomorrow, bringing strong and gusty winds.
Around 35,000 people are experiencing water disruption as a result of Storm Isha this evening.
In the North, around 17,000 customers are without power this evening.
Asylum SeekersDonohoe 'confident' gardaí will bring cases forward over recent arson attacks around the country
Gaza
Gaza death toll nears 25,000 as Netanyahu rejects calls for Palestinian state
Gaza’s health ministry said 93 people had been killed overnight, including 16 in a strike on a house in the southern city of Rafah.
Asylum Seekers
Varadkar says arrests will be made over recent arson attacks around the country
There have been a number of arson attacks at properties earmarked for asylum seeker accommodation in recent months.
Industrial Action
NI Strikes: Varadkar says public sector workers haven't got pay increases 'they should have'
Some 16 trade unions with joint membership totalling around 170,000 are taking part in industrial action today.
Unions in the North have been involved in long-running pay disputes, in some cases lasting for several years.
Workers are demanding that pay awards made to counterparts elsewhere in the UK are introduced in Northern Ireland.
Speaking at Belfast City Hall this afternoon, Nipsa general secretary Carmel Gates said strike action will grow if demands aren't met.
Gaza
Medicines for hostages and other aid arrives in Gaza as Israel continues strikes
A top Hamas official set new conditions for providing the drugs, insisting Israel must not inspect the trucks carrying them.
