Premature baby rescued from dead mother&s womb in Gaza dies

A premature Palestinian infant who was rescued from her mother&s womb shortly after the woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike has died.

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Hezbollah ambushes Israeli military convoy, killing civilian

Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group fired anti-tank missiles and artillery shells at an Israeli military convoy in a disputed area along the border, killing an Israeli civilian, the group and Israel's military has said.

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Explainer: What do we know about mass graves in Gaza?

The discovery of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals, said by Palestinian authorities to contain hundreds of bodies, have triggered calls by the U.N. rights chief and others for an international investigation.

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Bombs fall on Rafah as Israelis push ahead with assault plan

Israel stepped up airstrikes on Rafah overnight after saying it would evacuate civilians from the southern Gazan city and launch an all-out assault, despite allies& warnings this could cause mass casualties.

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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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