NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news.

IRELAND

Ireland's Katie-George Dunlevy and pilot Eve McCrystal in action in Paris today. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

• Cycling legends Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal won Ireland’s second medal of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, claiming silver in the Women’s B 3000m Individual Pursuit.
• A teenage boy was recovering in Galway following a rescue mission which was launched in the water off Barna pier yesterday evening. The teenager, believed to be a 17-year old male, was rescued after the alarm was raised shortly after 6pm.
• South Belfast and Mid Down MP Claire Hanna announced her intention to seek the leadership of the SDLP following the resignation of Colum Eastwood earlier this week. 
• A fund set up to help the family of an Irish Chef who was murdered in Kansas City in the US raised in excess of €120,000.
• Gardaí urged the public to be aware of investment fraud scams as incidents of the crime are on the rise.

INTERNATIONAL

Yigal Sarusi, centre, mourns during the funeral of his son, slain hostage Almog Sarusi, who was killed in Hamas captivity Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#ISRAEL: The bodies of six hostages were recovered from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said. In response, Israeli trade unions called for a general strike tomorrow to put pressure on the government to secure a ceasefire deal.

#PALESTINE: Palestinian gunmen killed three Israeli occupation police officers in the West Bank today and the IDF continued its assault in the territory.

#FRANCE: Paralympics organisers postponed the triathlon by a day over worries about the River Seine’s water quality.

PARTING SHOT

THEY SAY A week is a long time in politics, an adage that rings true in the North as two prominent political party leaders called time on their tenure within days of one another.

Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Doug Beattie MLA announced his resignation, and before the news cycle could even move on, the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader Colum Eastwood MP followed suit.

The step change represents a recalibration of Northern politics, one that intertwines the fates of both the SDLP and UUP. This isn’t just a leadership contest, it’s a salvage hunt.

Read Emma DeSouza’s full Voices article here.