Actions of Israeli army in northern Gaza beyond ‘any moral compass’, Micheál Martin says
Micheál Martin said Ireland’s intervention at the ICJ is motivated by 'respect for international humanitarian law'. Phtograph: Nicolas Tufat/AFP via Getty Images Israel has announced it plans to shut its embassy in Dublin, in response to what it claimed was the “extreme anti- Israel policy of the Irish Government”.
The actions of the Israeli army in northern Gaza, where there are daily reports of the killing of men, women and children, is “beyond any moral compass,” Mr Martin said. “I have no doubt if that happened, that the world would be shocked in terms of the level of destruction that has occurred there, and the absolute need for an effort for a fundamental change of approach,” he said.
Mr Martin was speaking on his way into a meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Brussels, which will discuss the war in Ukraine, the Middle East, and the situation in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime.
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