Delegation

This morning, the Vatican hosted the funeral of Pope Francis, attended by an Irish delegation led by President Michael D. Higgins, alongside Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris.

Israel is expected to dispatch a delegation to Doha for a new set of discussions aimed at prolonging a tenuous ceasefire in Gaza, following the decision to cut off the electricity supply as a means to exert pressure on Hamas.

The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, has directed negotiators to travel to Cairo tomorrow to discuss the "ongoing implementation" of the initial phase of the current Gaza ceasefire, according to a statement from his office.