Palestinians in Ireland have described their fear as they await daily news from loved ones in Gaza.
Officials in Gaza have estimated that more than 1,400 people have been killed and more than 6,000 wounded since Israel began its bombardment of the region.
Israel said that there would be no humanitarian exceptions to its siege until Hamas frees all of its hostages, who were taken in its deadly weekend attack.
Since Saturday, Gaza has seen its electricity cut, water turned off, and fuel trucks stopped from entering.
This has left the families of those living in the anxiously waiting for contact with loved ones each day.
Miriam Mofeed, 37, was born in Tralee and moved to the West Bank with her late Palestinian father when she was just three years old.
She later returned to her family's suburb in Gaza and lived there for 20 years before returning to Ireland four years ago.
Ms Mofeed now lives in Dublin with her husband, and works as a software architect. Two of her brothers, who are also Irish, are currently in Gaza.
One of them is a doctor and has been "living in the hospital" since the bombardment started, she said.
Her grandparents are also there, as well as many aunts and uncles.
"There is a lack of electricity and internet as well. Most of the time I'm trying to call them directly because there's no internet. Sometimes their phones have no charge," she said.
Ms Mofeed said that family members are regularly evacuated from their areas, and that they seek refuge in each other’s homes depending on where is deemed safest at the time.
Although she spent most of her life in Gaza, she said it looks "unrecognisable" in photos.
Ms Mofeed said that her brother does not leave the hospital when he finishes work at night as he wants to stay close in case there is an emergency.
"He's a human, I'm happy that he is helping, but I am very concerned about his emotions and how he is feeling," she said.
She also said that she knows many people who have been killed.
"One of my friends who was with me in university was killed with her three kids, this is very hard," Ms Mofeed said.
She said her company in Ireland has offered to give her time off, but that she has opted to work to try to distract herself from the news reports.
"I want to keep things normal, I want to work, because this is the only time that I skip from this news.
"The Irish people have been very sensitive towards Palestinian citizens. I feel that appreciation.
"The nice words, and kind words that they are sending to me," Ms Mofeed said.
Habib Al Ostaz, 27, left Gaza in 2016 and has been living in Cork for the past two years.
He is waiting on an asylum application and currently studies in UCC and works as a chef in the city.
Mr Al Ostaz said some of his friends have been killed and he is worried for the welfare of his family.
He said his family were trying to seek refuge with an uncle, but his uncle's house has since been destroyed.
He told RTÉ News: "They [Israel] have cut off the internet, so I get about two minutes of talking to make sure they [his family] are still alive.
"There is just bombing everywhere, randomly everywhere. They cannot go out anywhere.
"They are telling them 'you need to go to a safe place', but there is no safe place.
"They were supposed to go to my uncle's house, but yesterday they bombed there.
"My cousin was injured in his head."
Mr Al Ostaz said strikes are hitting lots of different places, and that he "feels so bad" as he is unable to help.
"It's a hard moment, if you know about your family and they could be lost at any moment. It's scary to say that but unfortunately it's the truth," he said.
He said that he regularly finds out about the deaths of people he knows when he logs into his social media accounts.
"I have a friend, they bombed her house and killed her children and her husband. She passed away," he said.
