Post-European Council Meeting: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2023-11-08
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Peter Burke (FG), Longford-Westmeath

I thank Members for their contributions and the questions they have put forward in respect of the difficult situation that is unfolding before our eyes in the Middle East. It is horrific to see some of the pictures, scenes and videos coming from the Gaza Strip. It is an area that is exceptionally densely populated. It is just over 40 km long and 12 km wide at its widest part. Israel has been bombarding the area since the original attacks in early October. The scale of the attacks in an area that is so densely populated beggars belief. It beggars belief to see a response such as that. I fully believe that is not how we would expect a respectable democracy to operate. It is totally reprehensible to see the scale of the actions that have been perpetrated-----

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Sitting date: 2023-11-08