Irish Government urged to 'hold its resolve' and pass the Occupied Territories Bill

Displaced people flee northern Gaza in Palestine by foot and in vehicles along the coastal road toward southern Gaza on Sunday. Picture: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP

The Government has been urged to “hold its resolve” to pass the Occupied Territories Bill, as a new report suggests that major EU companies are contributing to humanitarian crises in Palestinian territory.

Over 80 international civil society organisations, including Oxfam and Christian Aid, have published the Stop Trade with Settlements report, which sets out how trade with illegal Israeli settlements is “directly contributing to the oppression, dispossession and impoverishment” of Palestinians.