Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have said hundreds of times that bombing an urban conurbation means innocent civilians get killed. I am trying to tease this through to get an understanding of it. We can all make our positions known, but we need to try to progress them as best we can. We are a small country and a lot of people respect our position. A lot of people keep talking to us at least and keep engaging from all sides. In particular, Arab states like Jordan and others value our input into this and they accept our bona fides. We do not get everything right, but we have to manage this in the best interests of the Palestinian people. We are calling for a pause in hostilities-----