McDonald condemns targeting of Israelis but defends party colleague's tweet

When asked about the tweet from her party colleague, Mr Andrews, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said he is 'quite correct to call out the fact that the international community has consistently looked the other way'. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has condemned the targeting of Israeli civilians by Palestinian militant group Hamas, describing it as “truly horrific".

Ms McDonald’s comments come following criticism of the sharing of Palestinian flags on X, formerly known as Twitter, by a number of Sinn Féin TDs in the wake of the attack which saw young people shot as they fled for their lives at a music festival. Some were taken hostage.