Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

The Egyptian and Palestinian Foreign Ministers told us that only 153 of the 800 trucks dispatched daily are getting through. There is increasing frustration among EU member states that despite the fact that the ceasefire was announced approximately ten days ago, the crossings are not yet open to facilitate access to humanitarian aid. Different countries are having different experiences in terms of facilitating the evacuation of children who require surgery and so on, which is unsatisfactory.

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