The people of Gaza are paying an absolutely terrible price for the crimes of Israel.

Of Hamas.

Already 300 children have been killed by bombs by the Israeli state. These are tantamount to war crimes. Cutting off electricity, with no medical supplies and no food, to 2 million people is tantamount to a war crime. What has happened over the past week would sicken anybody in this House. Nobody wants to see anybody die. Will the Tánaiste use his influence as the Minister for Foreign Affairs for this country, at EU level, to hold Israel to account for its continued war crimes against the Palestinian people?

I hope we can have a debate next week in the House on this matter, when we will get more time to elaborate on it. I think it is time for all parties in this House to condemn Hamas as an organisation.

Hear, hear.

I genuinely say that in fairness. It should happen. Ireland has already submitted legal opinion to the International Court of Justice in respect of settlements and in respect of breaches of international law. Long before this terrible atrocity happened, we submitted a very robust and comprehensive legal submission. We have always called out breaches of UN resolutions and international law in respect of settlement expansion.

To this day, there is an urgent need to stop settler aggression, which is happening right now in the West Bank. That is causing further potential for violence and escalation in areas there.

I thank the Tánaiste.

The situation is fraught all round. We all have to work firmly with the right principles in accordance with international law to try and deal with this.

Condemn Israel. Condemn Israel's abuse. Condemn the war crimes.

Please, Deputy.

Condemn the war crimes.