Sinn Féin Calls on Government to Refer Israel's Attacks on Gaza to ICC

Sinn Féin is calling on the government to refer what it describes as Israel 's "brutal" attacks on the Gaza Strip to the International Criminal Court .

A three-day "humanitarian pause" on Israeli attacks in Gaza was brokered on Thursday with the assistance of the US, Egypt and Qatar in order to let aid in and to facilitate the safe release of some of the Israeli hostages. Mr. Carthy said: "I welcome those remarks. There must be consequences for Israel's deliberate targeting and killing of thousands of civilians; for the targeting and destroying of civilian infrastructure such as hospitals, schools and mosques; for the mass forced displacement of Palestinian civilians; and for the denial of water, food, fuel and other essential supplies to the civilian population of Gaza.

"Ireland should also exercise our right as a state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to refer the actions in Palestine and Israel to the Prosecutor of the court for the purpose of requesting an investigation into any acts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide that have occurred in Gaza over the past month.

Israel's ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich hit back at Mr Varadkar, questioning Ireland's neutrality.

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