People of Palestine 'would be forever grateful' for Ireland's support, UN chief says

Tánaiste Micheál Martin with Unrwa commissioner general Philippe Lazzarini as he announced €20m in support for the UN Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa). Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

As the commissioner general for Unrwa Phillipe Lazzarini stood on the podium in Dublin listening to Tánaiste Micheál Martin pledge €20m in Irish support to the agency, reports emerged from Gaza of a raid on Nasser Hospital, one of the last functioning medical facilities on the Strip. 

It had been reported by Gazan officials that 8,000 displaced people were sheltering at the hospital, among them hundreds of patients and medical workers.