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Coveney condemns Gaza child deaths, urges UN to respond
Updated / Saturday, 15 May 2021
19:49
Simon Coveney said Ireland will speak forcefully at tomorrow s UN Security Council meeting (file image)
The Minister for Foreign Affairs has condemned the deaths of children in Gaza as not acceptable .
Simon Coveney, posting on Twitter, also urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to hold those responsible to account .
He said: 32 children killed since Monday in Gaza by Israeli fire - that s approx 1/4 of all fatalities. It s not acceptable! Israel has an international legal obligation to protect children in conflict and are not doing so! Ireland will speak forcefully again at UNSC tomorrow.
Protest in support of Palestinians to be held in Derry tomorrow
Demonstration will take place in the Guildhall Square
The protest will be held in Guildhall tomorrow afternoon.
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A protest will be held in Derry s Guildhall Square tomorrow afternoon.
It has been organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign in response to the ongoing violence in Gaza and Israel.
The protest will start at 3pm and organisers have asked anyone attending to observe social distancing guidelines.
Speaking at a meeting yesterday of Derry City and Strabane District Council s Health and Community Committee, People Before Profit councillor Shaun Harkin said he hoped people s right to protest would be respected at tomorrow s event.
Dublin Rally for Palestine is cancelled as gardaí warn organisers about Covid-19 restrictions
The IPSC was planning to hold a “socially-distanced protest” at the Spire in Dublin. By Rónán Duffy Thursday 13 May 2021, 6:00 AM 1 hour ago 4,235 Views 8 Comments
Hundreds of people participated in a rally in New York on Monday.
Image: SIPA USA/PA Images
Hundreds of people participated in a rally in New York on Monday.
Image: SIPA USA/PA Images
A RALLY FOR Palestine planned for Saturday in Dublin is set to be cancelled following advice from gardaí that it could be in breach of Covid-19 public health regulations.
investment funds known as cuckoo funds might not be ready for another two weeks.
Pressure has been mounting on the Government in recent weeks to take swift action to close off incentives for investment funds to purchase large amounts of housing in Ireland as soon as possible.
Gaza
2. Israel has pressed ahead with a
fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, killing as many as 10 senior Hamas military figures. The country’s defence force also toppled a pair of high-rise towers housing Hamas facilities in airstrikes. Dozens of people, including children, have been killed in recent days.
Rally for Palestine