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- 29 Oct 25
"Ceasefire? What Ceasefire?": Protest to be held in Dublin today after Netanyahu orders "powerful" strikes on Gaza
The protest will be held today, October 29, at 5:30 p.m. outside the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin.
A protest is set to be held in Dublin today after Israel launched a deadly overnight wave of attacks on Gaza.
Despite the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to carry out "powerful" strikes on Gaza City yesterday.
The subsequent attacks killed at least 104 Palestinians, including 46 children, and wounded at least 253, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
In response to the orders, the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) announced a demonstration today, October 29, at 5:30 p.m. outside the Department of Foreign Affairs.
"Already apartheid Israel's version of a ceasefire means a continuation of its illegal starvation of Palestinians, of the blockade of Gaza, of endless violence in the West Bank, and murdering people every day," said IPSC of the protest.
"Our government cannot hide behind this, it must end its complicity."
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The attacks have been widely condemned by politicians and international organisations, with Save the Children saying reports of high child casualties are "excruciating" and "cannot become the new normal under a ceasefire."
"We are pleading: stop this now," said Save the Children, adding, "Protect the ceasefire, protect children, and give Gaza’s families a step towards the genuine peace they have been waiting for."
Taoiseach Micheál Martin posted a video expressing his "deep concern" following the news on X and wrote, "The level of bombardment is shocking."
I want to express my deep concern with events in Gaza last evening. The level of bombardment is shocking. Both Hamas and the Israeli government must adhere to the ceasefire. pic.twitter.com/cYISSanrzV
— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) October 29, 2025
This morning, the Israeli military claimed it has "begun the renewed enforcement of the ceasefire" and "will respond firmly to any violation of it."
Israeli officials claimed the strikes were in response to a recent attack by Hamas which killed one Israeli soldier.
Since the ceasefire agreement came into effect on October 10, Israeli attacks have killed at least 211 Palestinians and wounded at least 597, many of whom are women and children.
Under the agreement, Hamas returned all 20 living Israeli prisoners, while around 1,950 Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli prisons.
On October 22, Israel returned the bodies of 54 unidentified Palestinian prisoners, some of whom showed signs of severe torture and execution.
The same day, the International Court of Justice ruled Israel has an obligation to allow the delivery of aid into Gaza and demanded Israel halt its policy of forced starvation of Palestinians.
IPSC previously held an emergency protest after Israeli forces intercepted and detained the crews of humanitarian aid vessels in the Global Sumud Flotilla on October 2. Several other protests in solidarity with Palestine have been held since.
