Calls for review of EU-Israel agreement as deaths in Gaza near 40,000 milestone
Tanaiste Micheal Martin spoke to the media ahead of the camogie finals at Croke Park in Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA WireIn one of his strongest condemnations of Israel since it invaded Gaza last October, Mr Martin suggested the targeting by the IDF of places relied upon for shelter by civilians, including children, seemed to be a deliberate strategy.
“They say they are targeting Hamas but they must know that within these attacks, huge numbers of civilians have been killed.” “It is appalling what is happening. There is a major emergency from the perspective of nutrition, food, and disease as well, on top of the killing of innocents. It simply has to stop.
“When I say premeditated, Israel must know when it’s 2,000 pound bombs on Gaza that innocents will be slaughtered and murdered.”Mr Harris said that all the orders of the International Court of Justice must be implemented in full, which called for an end to its “illegal” occupation of the Gaza Strip.“The world is standing at the precipice of a horrific moment, and yet all levers to bring an end to the violence are not being used.
Asked about Taoiseach Simon Harris’s comments about a need for an urgent review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, particularly in light of its human rights clauses, Mr Martin said Ireland has done everything it possibly can as an individual country.
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