{"id":2619,"date":"2023-10-09T14:01:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T13:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/?p=2619"},"modified":"2023-10-11T13:06:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T12:06:59","slug":"government-must-facilitate-dail-statements-on-escalating-violence-in-israel-and-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/government-must-facilitate-dail-statements-on-escalating-violence-in-israel-and-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Government must facilitate D\u00e1il statements on escalating violence in Israel and Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social Democrats Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Gary Gannon has today (Monday, October 9) written to the Ceann Comhairle and the Oireachtas Business Committee requesting time be set aside in the D\u00e1il this week to discuss the escalating violence in Israel and Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Gannon said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Government must facilitate statements in the D\u00e1il this week on the deteriorating situation in Israel and Gaza. The violence that has erupted over the weekend is shocking, frightening and hugely concerning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe indiscriminate murder of Israeli civilians by Hamas fighters must be condemned unequivocally. The massacre of more than 260 young people at a music festival, and the shooting dead of families in their homes, is sickening and barbaric.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than 700 people are now confirmed dead, thousands have been injured and scores more have been kidnapped. There can be no justification for the deliberate and merciless targeting of civilians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe answer to barbarity by Hamas is not further human rights abuses and breaches of international law by Israel. Missile strikes on densely populated areas, that civilians are unable to flee, is a breach of international law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe announcement that Israel is going to begin a complete blockade of Gaza \u2013 with no electricity, no food and no fuel allowed to enter the strip \u2013 is inhumane and unacceptable. Collective punishment of more than two million people \u2013 50 per cent of whom are children \u2013 is a war crime and cannot not be tolerated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHundreds of civilians \u2013 including scores of children \u2013 have already been killed by Israeli strikes. I am now deeply concerned that a complete blockade, and ground offensive in Gaza, will result in the loss of thousands of innocent Palestinian lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cViolence begets more violence. This destructive and inhumane cycle must end. There must be an immediate ceasefire and de-escalation of violence. Negotiations must take place so that peace talks can start and hostages can be released.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only way to end this conflict is through dialogue. The international community must provide leadership and facilitate a pathway to talks and peace. The Irish Government, as a neutral arbiter, can play a powerful role in facilitating those talks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>October 9, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Democrats Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Gary Gannon has today (Monday, October 9) written to the Ceann Comhairle and the Oireachtas Business Committee requesting time be set aside in the D\u00e1il this week to discuss the escalating violence in Israel and Gaza. 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