'It's not justifiable': Tánaiste says Israeli strike on Gaza refugee camp not a proportionate attack

Micheál Martin said he had been 'shocked' by the attack on the camp

Air strikes by the Israeli Defence Forces levelled apartment blocks within the Jabaliya refugee camp near Gaza city, with health officials confirming there were about 50 Palestinian civilians killed. Picture: AP/Abdul Qader Sabbah

The Israeli missile strike on a refugee camp in Gaza on Tuesday was not a proportionate attack “in any shape or form”, Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said.

Air strikes by the Israeli Defence Forces levelled apartment blocks within the Jabaliya refugee camp near Gaza city, with health officials confirming there were about 50 Palestinian civilians killed.