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Ireland joins group of European countries in condemning Israel occupation plan for Gaza

Bono and U2 issue statement clarifying views and expressing ‘unequivocal condemnation’ of Netanyahu government

Palestinians gather aid airdropped on Gaza City last week. Binyamin Netanyau said this week that Israel wanted to hand over control of Gaza to unnamed 'Arab forces' after Hamas’s defeat. Photograph: Saher Alghorra/The New York Times
Palestinians gather aid airdropped on Gaza City last week. Binyamin Netanyau said this week that Israel wanted to hand over control of Gaza to unnamed 'Arab forces' after Hamas’s defeat. Photograph: Saher Alghorra/The New York Times
Pat Leahy
Sun Aug 10 2025 - 19:11 • 2 MIN READ

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Pat Leahy

Pat Leahy

Pat Leahy is Political Editor of The Irish Times