An Irish citizen in Gaza City has made an emotional plea for help from the Irish Government, as Israeli airstrikes continue to bombard the besieged enclave.
Zak Hania spoke to Prime Time from his darkened home, where he is living with his wife and four Dublin-born children, all of whom are Irish citizens.
"I find it hard to leave my nieces alone, they need me, and my uncle’s wife is paralysed and my uncle is old and his health is not good, they live next to my house, I don't know - I can't leave them, very difficult situation," he said via text message. Watch: Prime Time interview with Zak Hania However, Mr Hania said that even if his family was on the list of people permitted to cross into Egypt, he would not be able to reach the border.In recent days, Israeli tanks have been recorded operating near the main route south from Gaza City.Hamas controls the Gaza strip, which is home to 2.3m people, half of whom are children.
"We are civilians, we are just people in our homes, we are doing nothing. Why are they attacking civilians and killing kids? Why?" Mr Hania said. "Mr Varadkar, Mr Micheál Martin, do something. Ireland has to do something, Ireland had a distinguished position in this world, please ring Mr Biden and ask him for a ceasefire," Mr Hania said. Read more: Irish-Palestinian citizen hopes family can be evacuated from Gaza soon
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