Coveney accuses international community of turning its back on the children of Gaza

A child at Nasser Hospital in Gaza yesterday as wounded Palestinians are transferred to Egypt. Picture: Abed Zagout/Anadolu/Getty

Simon Coveney has accused the international community of turning its back on children in Gaza and said countries must stand up for human rights protections even if it is "awkward" politically.

In the strongest intervention yet by a Government minister on Israel's retaliation to the October 7 Hamas attack, Mr Coveney said Israel is not complying with international law after “collapsing buildings on top of children in an effort to target one Hamas leader".