Micheál Martin met with the Commissioner-General of the UN agency which helps Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, in Dublin earlier.The Tánaiste said he is"deeply concerned" that a number of key donors suspended their funding based on allegations"against a very small number of staff that have yet to be proven".
"I think it's part of a wider position around the right of return of refugees, in the context of the establishment of a Palestinian state, if we were to arrive at a two-state solution." Mr Lazzarini said there are already significant challenges ahead of any potential Israeli military operation in Rafah."Yesterday for the first time the UN could not operate with a minimum of protection, which was the local police.
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