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Micheál Martin called on Hamas to release Israeli hostages and is due to meet the family of eight-year-old Irish citizen Emily Hand during his trip to Egypt, Israel and Palestine this week

The Minister for Foreign Affairs will also travel to Egypt as part of the visit.

The Tánaiste has announced that he will be travelling to occupied Palestinian territories and Israel on a diplomatic visit; convening with senior Israeli an...

“I want to hug Emily again, love her, fix her,” Emily Hand’s father Thomas told reporters in Dublin.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah stopped short of opening a second front against Israel in a long-anticipated speech last week, saying that tying up substantial numbers of Israeli troops along the border was sufficient, while warning that “all options are on the table” if Israel continues it provocations.

The Irish foreign affairs minister will also travel to Egypt as part of the visit.

Breaks from the pack

PARIS (AP) — Western and Arab nations, international agencies and nongovernmental groups stressed the urgent need for aid for Gaza civilians at a Paris conference<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/french-president-macron-hosts-gaza-aid-conference-and-appeals-to-israel-to-protect-civilians/">Read More</a>

With Israel and the US announcing 'humanitarian corridors' for Gazans in the north to flee south, Egypt fears the move is a humanitarian pretext to displace Palestinian civilians and push them towards Egypt.

Gaza has proven that the United States’ blind support of Israel is incompatible with its broader foreign policy agenda.