Gaza
'Intensive' phase of conflict in south Gaza 'will end soon', Israeli defence minister says
Gaza’s health ministry said Israel struck two hospitals, a girls’ school and “dozens” of homes overnight.
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Israel continues to bomb Gaza as it faces accusation it is 'starving' Palestinians
The UN Security Council is to vote today on a new resolution calling for an “urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities” in Gaza.
The health ministry in Gaza says more than 18,800 people have been killed in Israel's campaign in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday again vowed to "fight until the end".
Gaza
Overwhelming majority of countries at UN General Assembly backs demand for ceasefire in Gaza
The vote comes as Israeli forces continued to battle Hamas militants today and bombed more targets in the devastated Gaza Strip.
The UN estimates 1.9 million of Gaza's 2.4 million people have been displaced by the conflict, half of them children.
The Gaza health ministry updated the death toll in Gaza to 18,412, mostly women and children.
Gaza
Heavy urban fighting rages around Gaza's biggest cities as today marks two months since 7 October attack
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invoked a rare measure to seek a ceasefire, sparking anger from Israel.
The death toll has soared to 17,177 according to the Gaza health ministry.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said troops had closed in on the Khan Yunis home of Hamas's Gaza chief.
Air strikes also rained down on Rafah city in the far south, near the Egyptian border.
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A five-year-old girl remains in critical condition in hospital following a stabbing yesterday.
Gardaí are out in force in the city centre following last night's unrest.
Sinn Féin expressed no confidence in the Justice Minister, but she said she will not resign.
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Gaza
Israeli forces enter Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital where conditions described as horrific
After sharp warnings from the US and others that Al-Shifa must be protected, Israel said the raid was being executed based on “an operational necessity”.
The UN has said it estimates that at least 2,300 people are inside the hospital and may be unable to escape because of fierce fighting.
A journalist inside the hospital said Israeli soldiers were interrogating people this morning, among them patients and doctors.
The White House has said that US intelligence sources corroborated Israel's claim that Hamas had buried an operational "command and control node" under Al-Shifa.
