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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: In anguish and despair the world watches the terrible violence and devastation in Israel and Gaza. Seared on our minds are scenes of civilians killed, wounded and taken hostage. There have been scenes of homes destroyed and entire neighbourhoods wiped out by military bombardment. Lives have been lost and shattered beneath the rubble. The scale of human suffering and the depth of grief is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...for raising this very important and very serious matter once again in the Dáil. I say once again that Ireland unreservedly condemns the brutal attack by Hamas and other militant groups on Israel and the devastating loss of life it has caused. We also condemn the terrorist attacks that occurred in France last week and in Belgium only yesterday. We also demand the release of all...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...today or tomorrow, incubators keeping babies alive will be switched off. Their short lives will be over then too. Humanitarian aid, food, water and medical supplies are stuck in Egypt because Israel has refused to agree a ceasefire. Israel will not even stop bombing for a few hours to allow citizens of its supposed allies to get out. Forty Irish citizens are trapped in Gaza. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is abundantly clear that Israel is not abiding by international law, humanitarian law or the law of wars, as the Taoiseach put it. There have been 3,000 Palestinian deaths. Many more people are missing under the rubble. We have witnessed with our own eyes collective punishment and the targeting of civilian infrastructure resulting in no water, no medicines, no food and an increased...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2023)

Leo Varadkar: I hope that we can all agree a few things in the House. First, that we condemn without reservation Hamas's actions in Israel and that we call for the release of the hostages immediately and without any preconditions. I hope we will all agree, just as is the case for any sovereign state, including ours, that Israel has the right to defend itself and has the right to pursue the terrorists...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...last week that the targeting of Palestinian civilians, cutting off water, food and medicines and the destruction of civilian infrastructure are grave breaches of international law. He described Israel's bombardment of Gaza as collective punishment and he was right. More than 3,000 Palestinians, including 1,000 children, have been killed so far. Thousands more have been injured and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...on both sides. We have been clear about that but the Taoiseach saying that her statements lack balance in itself lacks balance. It is more than lacking balance to go over and stand with the Israeli President and say that Israel has the EU's support. A genocide is occurring on our watch and the international community is standing by and letting it happen. The Taoiseach just says he...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2023)

Leo Varadkar: Alongside the UN, we have called for the order which Israel has made for Palestinian people to move to the southern part of Gaza to be rescinded. That is not an acceptable demand in our view. We have also clearly condemned the cutting off of supplies of water and fuel to the people of Gaza. That is not acceptable. In contrast, we need humanitarian corridors. The European Union is working...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2023)

Leo Varadkar: -----and try to rescue the hostages who are currently being held in Gaza. I hope we can all agree on that. I also hope we can agree on a third thing, namely, that it is not acceptable for Israel in defending itself to violate international humanitarian law, to target civilians, to cut off civilian infrastructure or to order people to be displaced to the south of Gaza. I hope we can agree...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ..., the West Bank or other parts of Middle East. There are actors who want that to happen, perhaps including Hamas and some states in the region. We should not forget that. We will stand over Israel's right to defend itself. I hope we all agree in this House that Israel as a state has a right to defend itself and to pursue terrorists who attack it, but we will be very clear that it is...