Tánaiste to urge US and UK to restore funding to UN agency for Palestinian refugees

Micheál Martin said he understands the concerns raised as a result of allegations that several of the UNRWA's staff members were involved in the October 7 attacks on Israel, but said in his view UNWRA is an organisation of 40,000 of which 13,000 are working in Gaza. Photo: Sasko Lazarov/© RollingNews.ie

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said he will urge the US, UK and other countries to restore their funding to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees.

Mr Martin also said he has received a preliminary briefing from his legal team in the Department of Foreign Affairs about the possibility of Ireland joining South Africa’s case which accuses Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).