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escalation of the Israeli military offensive in Gaza which will only lead to further bloodshed and suffering; and further demands: — an immediate ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages by Hamas, and immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access at scale into Gaza; and — parties engage

international law. We can and must do more to call out Israel's actions on this. As we all hope for a ceasefire and for a path to sustainable peace for the people of Palestine, we know Israel must be held accountable for the horrors it has inflicted

small nation. We have stood up, but we have to continue to stand up. Let us just pray for a ceasefire. A lot has happened in the past 24 hours, but it is very hard to see a long-term resolution unless everyone is around the table

hands in its international engagement. The veto by a UN Security Council member on a proposed resolution for a full and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza on 4 June last is further evidence of this and it is simply untenable for the Government to continue with this policy

missions by Irish troops could be vetoed by UN member states. There has been mention of Ukraine and in practical terms when a ceasefire and peace agreement is eventually reached there, hopefully sooner rather than later, we should not be at the mercy of countries that have built

Ireland to push this at UN level, through the General Assembly of the United Nations, to take action towards us securing a lasting ceasefire in Gaza. Will he push on that