Five journalists were killed in an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza, including reporters for The Associated Press, Al Jazeera, Reuters and Middle East Eye. Weeks earlier, Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif and four colleagues were killed while sheltering outside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on August 10. A Dublin protest organized by the National Union of Journalists drew dozens of photographers, broadcasters and correspondents from Irish outlets. Reporters and photographers read out the names of more than 240 Palestinian journalists killed. Protesters demanded an end to the killing and called for a ceasefire. Concerns were raised about the European Union's reputational damage and leaders' silence or inappropriate language in responding to the crisis.
NUJ assistant general secretary Seamus Dooley said journalists were being killed because they were recording what was happening in Gaza. "We gather in anger, we gather in sorrow. "But above all else we gather in solidarity, solidarity with those who have been murdered because they were journalists." He added: "That record of the Israeli government is an indictment, and we will never forget that. "We demand an end to be killing. We demand a ceasefire."
Meanwhile, President Michael D Higgins said the European Union has suffered reputational damage through its "lethargic" response to the daily horror in Gaza. He said too many European leaders "have stayed silent", and those who have begun to speak up are not using "appropriate" language. He cited a set of measures announced by the EU on July 15 that would have allowed humanitarian relief into the Palestinian enclave and asked "how many have died" since then.
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