Ireland vows unbreakable support for Palestine amid ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris has expressed his nation’s unbreakable support to the Palestinian people, describing the situation in Gaza as a “humanitarian catastrophe”.
During a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday, Harris called for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the free flow of urgently needed humanitarian aid to the besieged territory.
“Despite the humanitarian catastrophe and unconscionable loss of life in 2024, peace fuelled by a two-state solution must be the goal of world community in 2025,” he said.
Harris told Mahmoud Abbas that the heartbreaking conditions and loss of innocent life in Gaza this year weigh heavily on the minds of many Irish people as they gather with their families for Christmas this week.