Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the ambassador and his colleagues. I ask him to comment on the allegation made on a number of occasions that Hamas hides behind citizens and uses them as human shields. Will he also comment on the allegation that one fifth of the missiles fired by Hamas landed within Gaza?

What was the purpose of the tunnels? It has been alleged that they were to open up in Israeli villages in order that civilians could be kidnapped and held as hostages or, worse, murdered. What is the purpose of the tunnels and how does the ambassador respond to the allegation that it is to kill civilians?