Ireland urges accountability for Israeli government after UN report on Gaza genocide

Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin on Tuesday called for the Israeli government to be held accountable after a United Nations commission of inquiry confirmed that the situation in Gaza amounts to genocide. Speaking to reporters after a party event in Douglas, a suburb of Cork City, Martin referred to the findings of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which were reached by independent experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. Martin said genocide is “clearly” being carried out in Gaza, adding: “I welcome this very serious and comprehensive report, which is based on facts.” He noted that the head of the commission had also been part of the team that reported on […]