International Relations
Dail Éireann — 2024-03-07
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I have already given some details. In particular, we focused on the humanitarian situation, the responsibility of Israel and the 100 people who were killed seeking food and aid. There is no doubt that if there was gunfire, people were shot. We want an investigation into that. We asked Israel to stop undermining UNRWA and to understand that UNRWA is the backbone of humanitarian aid, including educational supports, medical supports and food, in Gaza, and that aid cannot be distributed in Gaza without going through UNRWA. We went through the need for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and I indicated that we wanted our position communicated to the Israeli Government. I spoke to the previous Israeli foreign minister and have communicated our views to his successor, Israel Katz. We wrote to him and sought a discussion.

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Sitting date: 2024-03-07