Criticism of ‘rogue state’ comes amid fears it is about to attack city of Rafah, where more than a million Palestinian refugees have taken shelter
There has been a hardening of the Irish Government’s criticism of Israel’s actions in Gaza, with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar saying it has become “blinded by rage” and Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney suggesting it is “behaving like a rogue state”.
Israel does not have a right to do what it is continuing to do in Gaza now where there are huge civilian casualties Mr Varadkar said the Government was in discussions with other EU member states, with Spain being the main country, about recognising Palestinian statehood. He said the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel was terrorist and “abhorrent”, adding that Israel had a right to defend itself.
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