David MacRedmond

5 days ago | thejournal.ie | David MacRedmond

THE ISRAELI ARMY said Sunday that it “did not fire at civilians” within or around a US-backed aid centre in southern Gaza, hours after rescuers blamed Israeli fire for dozens of deaths and injuries near the site. “In recent hours, false reports have been spread, including serious allegations against the IDF (military) regarding fire toward Gazan residents in the area of the humanitarian aid distribution site in the Gaza Strip,” the army said in a statement.

5 days ago | thejournal.ie | David MacRedmond

GERRY ADAMS’ COMMENTS following his successful libel case against the BBC has been described as “chilling” by Séamus Dooley, the Irish secretary of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). The former Sinn Féin president was awarded €100,000 in damages after winning his case at the High Court in Dublin on Friday.

5 days ago | thejournal.ie | David MacRedmond

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5 days ago | thejournal.ie | David MacRedmond

Here’s all the news to know as you start your day. A major study carried out in 2021 warned Government of the impending collapse of the Air Corps Air Traffic Service (ATS) but a scheme that may have prevented the crisis was only requested this February – four years later. Israeli soldiers have opened fire on people near a US-backed aid distribution site in Gaza, killing at least 22 and wounding more than 120, according to the Palestinian territory’s civil defence agency.

5 days ago | thejournal.ie | David MacRedmond

ISRAELI SOLDIERS HAVE opened fire on people near a US-backed aid distribution site in Gaza, killing at least 22 and wounding more than 120, according to the Palestinian territory’s civil defence agency. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told the AFP news agency the soldiers had shot from miliary vehicles “towards thousands of citizens” who were approaching the aid hub near Rafah.