A 12 hour humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas is underway this morning in the Gaza Strip.
It follows another night of violence - with talks ongoing to negotiate a longer-lasting ceasefire.
Meanwhile, here at home..
Hundreds of anti-war protesters are expected to descend upon Dublin city centre this afternoon - calling for an end to the conflict in Gaza.
Demonstrators will gather at the spire on O' Connell street at 2pm before marching to the Israeli embassy.
This is the third week in a row that Irish people have taken to the streets in protest against the conflict.
Freda Hughes is spokesperson with the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
