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What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

Saturday's front pages
What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

Israel's ground invasion of Gaza is the main story on Saturday's front pages.

The Irish Times and Irish Examiner both lead with Israel 'expanding' its ground operations in Gaza, with communications now knocked off. This has cut 2.3 million off from contact with each other and the outside world.

An internal RTÉ review shows the national broadcaster knew more about undeclared payments to Ryan Tubridy than they previously let on, the Irish Independent reports.

Peter Aiken, of Aiken Promotions, has promised Live at the Marquee gigs will return to Cork next summer, The Echo reports.

The Irish Sun leads with a story on the BBC purchasing the rights to air RTÉ crime drama Kin.

Inquiries into the RTÉ pay scandal have cost a huge €2.3 million so far, according to the Irish Daily Mail.

The Herald leads with a story on the Ashling Murphy murder trial.

In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on a 'vicious assault' on a 19-year-old.

 

Israel’s increased bombardment of Gaza is the main focus as the conflict with Hamas continues to dominate Saturday’s UK newspaper front pages.

The Daily Telegraph says Israel’s ground forces were expanding operations in Gaza after the country’s cabinet sanctioned an onslaught of the territory.

The onslaught leaves Gaza facing a blackout as the UN warns basic services have collapsed, according to the i weekend.

The Daily Express calls the advance and “unprecedented” bombardment while the Daily Mirror gives the grim warning that “carnage looms”.

Life on the streets of Gaza is the subject of The Guardian front page, which says there is “no fuel, no power, nowhere safe”.

The impact of the conflict nearer to home is the focus elsewhere with The Times saying Iranian agents are creating unrest at protests in the UK.

And The Independent reports that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is facing a revolt from his MPs wanting for a change of stance to call for a ceasefire.

The FT Weekend features a picture of flames and smoke in Gaza City, but leads on NatWest taking a string of blows as a report into its handling of Nigel Farage is published.

And a man fined for scaring drivers denied he was a gimp on the front of the Daily Star.

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