Government wants Emily Hand included in any talks to get hostages released from Gaza

The Irish embassy in Israel that Emily Hand is now believed to have been abducted and not murdered by Hamas during the attacks on October 7

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said the Irish Government has made "key" interlocutors aware of the likely Hamas abduction of Israeli-Irish girl Emily Hand and has called for her to be released.

Speaking to reporters in Beijing, China, Mr Martin would not confirm if the Government was speaking to people who are in a position to communicate with Hamas in relation to the matter.