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The proposal was led by Independent Senator Frances Black

Israeli government criticises Seanad bill on imports

Senators have backed a bill prohibiting the import of Israeli goods produced in the occupied Palestinian territories

The deaths bring to 61 the total number of Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire on Monday

Two Palestinians die after being shot during protest

Two Palestinians have died from their wounds after they were shot by Israeli troops during protests in Gaza on Monday, the territory's health ministry said.

World • 19 May 18

The mother of Leila al-Ghandour, the baby who died from tear gas inhalation, holds her at the morgue in Gaza

Gaza buries its dead as UN discusses violence

Thousands of Palestinians have turned out for the funerals of dozens of protesters killed by Israeli troops in Gaza yesterday, while the UN Security Council discusses the escalation in violence.

World • 15 May 18

A Palestinian woman near the border in Gaza

US blames Hamas as Israeli troops kill protesters

The United States has blamed Palestinian militant group Hamas for deadly violence on Israel's border with Gaza where dozens of Palestinian protesters were killed by Israeli troops.

World • 14 May 18

Muslim leaders want the international community to recognise east Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state

Key events since Trump's decision on Jerusalem

Here are key developments since US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, with the new US embassy opening amid deadly clashes.

World • 14 May 18

Part of the new embassy will lie in the lands seized by Israel in 1967; an area that is still considered occupied territory by the United Nations

US embassy in Jerusalem set to open

Tomorrow in Jerusalem, the United States will open its new embassy. Israel has planned a day of ceremony and celebrations to mark the occasion. Palestinians say it will be "a day of rage."

World • 13 May 18

Lord Mayor of Dublin Mícheál Mac Donncha is currently in Ramallah

Lord Mayor hits out at Israel over Palestine visit

Lord Mayor of Dublin Micheál Mac Donncha has described attempts by the Israeli authorities to prevent him from entering Palestine as censorship.

Ireland • 11 Apr 18

Israel has stationed sharpshooters to stop attempts by Palestinians to breach the border or sabotage the security fence

Palestinian journalist dies after being shot in protest

A Palestinian journalist has died after being wounded by Israeli gunfire while covering deadly protests along the Israel-Gaza border, health officials have said.

News • 07 Apr 18

Tánaiste Simon Coveney pictured with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu summons Irish ambassador over Seanad bill

The Irish ambassador to Israel has been summoned by the Israeli government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemned a bill before the Seanad which, Mr Netanyahu claims, "seeks to... harm the state of Israel."

Israel • 30 Jan 18

Mike Pence greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset

US to open embassy in Jerusalem by end of 2019

US Vice President Mike Pence has pledged that the US would move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem "by the end" of 2019.

Middle East • 22 Jan 18

UNRWA chief Pierre Krähenbühl said they would be seeking more from other donors as a result of the reduction in funding from the US

UNRWA seek more Irish funding as US cuts contribution

The head of the UN welfare agency for Palestinian refugees has said that it will have to seek more funding from Ireland and other existing donors as a result of the US decision to radically reduce its funding contribution.

News • 21 Jan 18

Mr Pence said the US would support a two-state solution in a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

Pence says US would support two-state solution

US Vice-President Mike Pence has said the United States would support a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians if the two sides agreed to it.

World • 21 Jan 18

Nikki Haley said the US would stop funding UN aid to Palestinians if they did not engage in peace talks

Palestinians condemn Trump's aid 'blackmail'

Palestinians have condemned US President Donald Trump's threat to withhold future aid payments over what he called the Palestinians' unwillingness to talk peace with Israel as blackmail.

Middle East • 03 Jan 18

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris

Abbas dismisses US Middle East peace plan

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that his people would "no longer accept" any peace plan proposed by the US following its decision to unilaterally recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

World • 22 Dec 17

Protesters set fires in the street near the US embassy in Beirut, Lebanon

Palestinian stabs Israeli security guard in Jerusalem

A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli security guard at Jerusalem's main bus station today, police said, and violence flared near the US Embassy in Beirut over US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

News • 10 Dec 17

A Hamas source confirmed the two men killed in the strikes belonged to the group

Palestinians to snub Pence over Jerusalem move

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will not meet US Vice President Mike Pence during Mr Pence's visit to the region this month, in a snub over the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the Palestinian Foreign Minister said today.

News • 09 Dec 17

A burning dumpster is pushed down a street to make a barricade during clashes near an Israeli checkpoint in Ramallah, West Bank

Man dies in Palestinian 'Day of Rage' over Jerusalem

At least one person was killed in clashes with Israeli troops when thousands of Palestinians demonstrated against US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

World • 08 Dec 17

Benjamin Netanyahu made the remarks while speaking with family members of stabbing victims

Netanyahu wants death penalty in 'severe' terror cases

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the execution of a Palestinian man who stabbed three Israelis to death last week as tensions rose over new security measures at a Jerusalem holy site.

World • 27 Jul 17

Security at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem

Israel will not remove metal detectors at mosque

Israel has said it would not remove metal detectors whose installation outside a major Jerusalem mosque has triggered the bloodiest clashes with Palestinians in years.

Al-Aqsa mosque • 23 Jul 17

Clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians erupted around Jerusalem's Old City

Six die in clashes between Israelis and Palestinians

At least three Palestinians have been killed in violent clashes outside a Jerusalem shrine, while three Israelis died after they were stabbed to death at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank.

World • 22 Jul 17

Israeli reinforcements were sent to the camp between Jerusalem and Ramallah

Palestinian killed in clashes in refugee camp

Clashes broke out overnight after two Israeli soldiers using a traffic app mistakenly entered a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, leaving one Palestinian killed and 15 people wounded, according to officials.

World • 01 Mar 16

Ban Ki-moon stressed that occupation often breeds hate and extremism

UN chief criticises Israel over settlement plans

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has criticised Israel's new plans for Jewish settlements in the West Bank and spoke of growing Palestinian frustration after 50 years of Israeli military rule.

News • 26 Jan 16

An Israeli soldier stands behind a carrier at Gush Etzion junction following an attack earlier this week

Four Palestinians killed after attacking soldiers

Four Palestinians have been shot dead after trying to stab Israeli security forces in two incidents in the southern West Bank, according to the Israeli military.

News • 07 Jan 16

Man shot dead after ramming car into Israel troops

Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian who rammed them with his car in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Israeli military said, as a wave of violence approached its fourth month.

News • 02 Jan 16

Israeli border police shot at a Palestinian holding a petrol bomb

Two Palestinians killed during clashes

Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian who stabbed an officer in Jerusalem and Palestinian health officials have said a second male was killed in a separate incident in East Jerusalem.

News • 30 Nov 15