Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste and the Taoiseach are correct. What is needed is an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. We have called for that from day one. Other countries are now beginning to adopt that position, thankfully.

We need to see all hostages released, including little Emily Hand, whom we are all thinking of and who turns nine on Friday. Emily was taken hostage by Hamas. We need all Irish citizens and all international citizens out of Gaza.

The Government is taking practical steps, including that which it took earlier today to make an additional allocation to the International Criminal Court in respect of its investigation into the ongoing situation in Palestine. It might seem hard to believe now, but there will at a moment in time have to be discussions about peace. When we get to that stage, Ireland will be able to play a role-----

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