‘They Just Want to Live’: Palestinian-Canadian Family Pleads for Aid as Family Suffers in Gaza

‘They just want to live’: Palestinian-Canadian family pleads for aid as family suffers in Gaza

Najah Ashour watches a video of her cousin, Enaia Shurrab, in Gaza City — sobbing over the lifeless body of her five-month-old son — who she says died from starvation.

Ryan Tubridy: This isn't a rant - just the thoughts of a dad who feels helpless on Gaza suffering

Watching and reading the coverage of Live Aid’s 40th anniversary recently, I was reminded of the fact that Irish people donated more than any other nation per capita. It has always struck me as an astonishing outcome and yet, when we consider the effects of the Famine on this country, maybe it shouldn’t be so shocking. More recently, when then-president Mary Robinson visited famine-stricken Somalia, she became uncharacteristically upset at a pre…

Ryan Tubridy: This isn't a rant - just the thoughts of a dad who feels helpless about Gaza

Watching and reading the coverage of Live Aid’s 40th anniversary recently, I was reminded of the fact that Irish people donated more than any other nation per capita. It has always struck me as an astonishing outcome and yet, when we consider the effects of the Famine on this country, maybe it shouldn’t be so shocking. More recently, when then-president Mary Robinson visited famine-stricken Somalia, she became uncharacteristically upset at a pre…

Gaza genocide day 657: Starvation and slaughter persist as world watches in silence

Gaza City — Day 657 of the Gaza genocide unfolded with brutal clarity on July 26, 2025, as Israel’s starvation siege and relentless airstrikes continued to ravage the besieged Palestinian enclave. The ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, and campaign of ethnic cleansing is marked by deliberate deprivation and indiscriminate slaughter, with over 122 Palestinians killed […]