Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I assure Senator Martin that that will be the case. As I said before, we are leaders on this in the European Union as a country that first advocated the two-state solution that is now EU policy. We have shown our track record in bringing others together. That is what Ireland will focus on over the days and weeks ahead, trying to respect human life, trying to ensure that aid gets to those who need it most and trying to encourage and demand that Israel respect international humanitarian law and that it realise the implications of ongoing attacks. As I said, one has to be very much aware of the particular circumstances of the Gaza Strip and how many civilians are there, in a very densely populated area. The unthinkable, to starve them of energy or clean water, and all the infrastructural damage that can be done in such a populated area come with huge challenges in terms of loss of life. We have to be very reflective on that. We will continue to work with our counterparts trying to de-escalate the situation over the days and weeks ahead.