Israel hits out at Simon Harris's first speech as Taoiseach for not mentioning hostages 

On Tuesday, Simon Harris told the Dáil they can no longer "be silent on the disproportionate reaction of the Israeli government." Picture: Dan Linehan

The Israeli Foreign Ministry has hit out at new Taoiseach Simon Harris for not mentioning hostages taken by Hamas during a Dáil speech.

The statement said Mr Harris, who was making his first Dáil speech after being voted in as Taoiseach "chose to refer to the war in Gaza but 'forgot' to mention the 133 Israeli abductees languishing in Hamas tunnels for six months".