Organisation: UNWRA

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<p>People rush to landing humanitarian aid packages dropped over the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Picture: AFP/Getty</p>

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'You could say we escaped hell and it's still going on in there', mother says of fleeing Gaza

Seven-year-old Samma Shammalan smiles as she remembers playing Lego with her cousins, her grin revealing gummy gaps where adult teeth have yet to appear

<p>Táinaiste Micheál Martin said that the world does not yet know the full scale of damage in Palestine. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

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Situation in Gaza is 'much worse than what we've seen', says Tánaiste

Disinformation an Israeli tactic to shield eyes from true extent of suffering in Gaza

Ireland v France - FIBA Women's EuroBasket Championship Qualifier

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Letters to the Editor: Call for reversal on basketball game v Israel

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'Bridge-builders and talkers': Coveney outlines case for Ireland joining UN Security Council

Gazans just want human rights and to live with dignity

Refugees flee as violence continues in Lebanese camp

People flooded out of a besieged refugee camp in Lebanon last night after three days of fighting between Lebanese troops and Islamic militants.

Wed, 23 May, 2007

Eight killed as Israeli tanks move deeper into Gaza

DOZENS of Israeli tanks pushed deep into the Gaza Strip and aircraft fired missiles at Palestinian militants yesterday in heavy fighting that mirrored the Israeli offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.

Fri, 04 Aug, 2006

Palestinians blow themselves up on explosives-packed boat

Palestinian militants on an explosives-packed boat blew themselves up when intercepted by an Israeli navy patrol off the Gaza Strip today, wounding four Israeli soldiers, the army and Palestinians said.

Sat, 23 Nov, 2002

Racist teaching won't end soon

The educational role of UNWRA the United Nations Works and Relief Agency that funds and staffs the schools in the Palestinian refugee camps established by Egypt in Gaza and by Jordan in the West Bank deserves urgent attention.

Sat, 13 Jul, 2002