However, he said it is “not possible to view this anniversary in isolation from the justifiable outrage at the death and destruction suffered by ordinary Palestinians” in Gaza in the past year. The Tanaiste added that the violence must stop and a political process urgently start. “I think today of the hostages still in Gaza and their families who desperately want them home. “I recognise the hurt and sorrow of the Israeli people, and of the Jewish and Israeli communities here in Ireland and throughout the world. “There must be an immediate ceasefire and hostage release deal, and a massive scaling up of humanitarian assistance into Gaza.

Source: The Herald October 06, 2024 23:22 UTC