Taoiseach Simon Harris has said sanctions on Israel should not be 'off the table” following strike.
Tánaiste Minister Micheál Martin has condemned an Israeli air strike on a camp for displaced Palestinians, describing it as “barbaric”.
"I condemn the violence of yesterday. The rockets that were struck at Tel Aviv and the heinous attack on the Rafah tent refugee camp where innocent children and civilians were killed,” he said.Mr Martin was speaking after a meeting of EU foreign ministers at which he said the prospect of sanctions against Israel if it did not comply with ICJ rulings had been discussed.
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