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Moshe Adar, son of Hamas hostage Yafa Adar (85), has shared the experience of his mother after she was released on November 24th. Video: The New York Times

Shane MacGowan has died aged 65. In a musical career that started in the 1970s, MacGowan was best known for his work with Celtic punk band The Pogues.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris faced three hours of questions from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice following the Dublin riots. Video: Oireachtas TV

In a 2007 interview Shane MacGowan discussed the censorship of hit Pogues song Fairytale of New York, saying "it's just a pub song at the end of the day."

Drone footage has captured destruction on both sides of the Gaza-Israel border, including in Be'eri, home of recently released Irish-Israeli girl Emily Hand.

Three people were killed at a bus stop in Jerusalem when two Palestinian attackers open fire - and were quickly shot by off-duty soldiers and a civilian nearby.