A wounded Palestinian is carried near a United Nations school in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip after Israeli tank fire killed up to 40 people. Photograph: Reuters/Ismail Zaydah

Shelled school clearly marked as UN compound - official18:19
An Irish UN official in Gaza said a school where dozens of Palestinians were killed by tank shells today was clearly marked with a UN flag and its location had been reported to Israeli authorities.
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Leinster will be without Shane Jennings for three games and John Fogarty will miss Saturday's home Magners League clash against Cardiff Blues, after both were suspended for punching following disciplinary hearings this afternoon.

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CRH expects €1.6bn in pre-tax profits for 2008
Building materials giant CRH said it expects full-year profit before tax “in excess of €1.6 billion” for 2008 as the economic slowdown contributes to a “mid-teen percentage decline” when compared with the previous year.

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FOLLOWING ISRAEL'S tank and troop assault on Gaza over the weekend it becomes all the more imperative to redouble the search for a ceasefire.

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