Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

UN agencies are warning of an explosion in child deaths in Gaza, on top of the situation we have seen already. This is an explosion on what has been already the unmitigated slaughter of the Palestinian people. We know Rafah is under threat as Israel makes its preparations. While we may welcome that the language of the United States has improved somewhat, I agree with many others that the likes of the US, Germany and Britain could put on some pressure by stopping the delivery of weapons to the Israelis. It is about what we can do in that regard. We obviously welcome the letter written to Ursula von der Leyen by the Taoiseach and Pedro Sánchez. When can we make moves in relation to recognising the state of Palestine if we do have other takers who are willing to do that? Are there any other moves we can possibly make to put any sort of pressure on Israel and its allies?

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