Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will call on President Biden to stop providing military aid and support to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27523/24]

Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the latest engagements that his Department has been involved in with the United States in regard to the Israeli onslaught in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26977/24]

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had, or plans to have, any discussions with the US president or his counterparts in the US with regard to their financing and arming of Israel while it continues its assault on Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27577/24]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 22, 36 and 59 together.

As we approach the tenth month of the conflict in Gaza, the utmost priority remains the need for an immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, and full, safe and unhindered humanitarian access.

I welcome the three-phase ceasefire plan outlined by President Biden at the beginning of this month. This has since been endorsed by the UN Security Council in UN Security Council Resolution 2735. The need for the international community, including the European Union, to exert meaningful pressure on all parties to accept and implement the terms of UNSCR 2735 was a key focus of my discussions with my EU counterparts earlier this week.

Ireland’s engagement with all partners, including the United States, has consistently focused on the obligation all states to comply with their obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law. This was a key message conveyed by the Taoiseach to President Biden in March of this year and remains a central focus of our ongoing engagement with the United States.

Consistent with concerns that I have been raising for several months, there is a growing body of reporting and evidence indicating that breaches of international humanitarian law, by both Hamas and Israel, are continuing with impunity. The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to immediately halt its military offensive, and any other action in the Rafah Governorate, which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part. The ICJ has also ordered Israel to open the Rafah crossing to allow for the entry of humanitarian aid.

It is, incumbent upon all of our partners, including the United States, to consider their obligations and responsibilities under international law.