Tánaiste asks Israel to 'show some humanity' amid 'criminal' famine risk in Gaza

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said it is “criminal” that half of the population in Gaza is facing famine despite there being enough food to feed the population for months.

Mr Martin announced on Wednesday that 66 tonnes of Irish Aid were being loaded at the UN’s Humanitarian Response Depot in Dubai. These will be transported to Gaza via Jordan. “Nothing can get away from the fact that what would really have immediate impact is really proper flow of aid through the land routes.

“There's excessive checking at the borders. I spoke morning to Ayman Safadi, the Foreign Minister in Jordan, spoke to Egyptian Sameh Shoukry and I spoke to the Palestinian Prime Minister also.“I will appeal to Israel to show humanity in terms of enabling the essentials of life to get into Gaza for the civilian population.”

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