Today is Nakba Day. Seventy-six years ago today, 600,000 Palestinians were expelled from Palestine. Palestinians across the world mark this day and recall the catastrophe that continues to this day. No adjectives could sum up what is happening to the people in Gaza at the moment. There is persecution and the people are being tormented, brutalised, murdered, exiled and jailed. I could go on. Since 7 October last, 15,000 children have been murdered by the state of Israel. What sanctions are this country imposing against a country that can brutalise and murder such an amount of people in such a short time?

I thank the Deputy. As he said, today is Nakba Day. Israel marks its Independence Day and Palestine marks its Nakba Day. Both events are commemorated today. These dates serve as a reminder of the deep historical complexity that surrounds the current conflict. As I said earlier, the Tánaiste said this morning that we are going to recognise the state of Palestine by the end of this month. We are working across Europe with our colleagues. We make every effort we can. We continually call for an immediate and sustainable humanitarian ceasefire.