Israel masses troops on Gaza border and threatens to invade after Netanyahu rejects Hamas ceasefire plea
Updated: 13 May 2021, 17:35
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ISRAEL deployed tanks and infantry units to the Gaza border today and is threatening to INVADE after 90 people died in a four-day bombing blitz.
PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas calls for a ceasefire and instead warned military action will only increase in force . Read our Israel-Gaza live blog for the very latest updates.
Al-Shorouq tower in Gaza collapses in flames after an Israeli air strike
An aerial blitz continued into the fourth day
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Smoke and flames rise from a tower destroyed by Israeli air strikesCredit: Reuters
Where is the Israel-Palestine conflict going and what can Britain do about it?
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13 May 2021, 22:11
Updated: 13 May 2021, 22:16
WHERE is this latest Israeli/Palestinian clash going? And in the spirit of global Britain, can we do anything about it?
The answer is yes. We are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. It is our duty to use our influence, connections and statecraft to help find a solution. Read our Israel-Gaza live blog for the very latest updates.
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We should start at the very beginning this part of the globe has a lot of history.
It is here, in the fertile lands found between the mighty Nile, Jordan and Tigris-Euphrates rivers, that we now term the cradle of civilization.
Updated: 7 Mar 2021, 12:29
A CLOSE female associate of Real IRA killer Sean Connolly was fighting for her life last night after being blasted at her home.
The innocent woman, 30, who’s not involved in crime, was shot in the chest and arm in her apartment at Bernard Curtis House flats complex in Bluebell, Dublin, yesterday.
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She was rushed to St James’ Hospital and last night underwent surgery.
She remains in a serious condition in hospital today, gardai said.
A man later presented himself to St James’ Hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm and is also undergoing treatment.
A probe is now being run by detectives from Kevin Street and Kilmainham Garda stations.