Letters to the Editor: Enact the Occupied Territories Bill now

In Gaza, Israeli forces killed more than 400 Palestinians including children since the ceasefire started. And in the West Bank, violence continues as Israel continues to expand illegal settlements

People watch on New Year's Eve as an Israeli army bulldozer demolishes homes in the Palestinian refugee centre of Nur Shams near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Picture: Majdi Mohammed/AP

Irish people marched in our tens of thousands in 2025 to demand peace, justice, and self-determination for the Palestinian people. 

The Gaza catastrophe has horrified most people and generated significant solidarity, empathy, and anger. Of the roughly 71,000 people killed so far in Gaza, more than 20,000 are children. And the slaughter goes on. Since the so-called Gaza ceasefire was declared on October 10, the pace has slowed, but Israeli forces have still killed with impunity more than 400 Palestinians including children.