Israel's bombardment of Rafah 'a slaughter of innocents', says Coveney

At least 164 more Palestinians were killed in the last 24 hours as Israel continues its onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, the territory's Health Ministry said on Monday

Palestinians inspect the damage to residential buildings where two Israeli hostages were reportedly held before being rescued during an operation by Israeli security forces in Rafah. Picture: AP Photo/Fatima Shbair 

Israel is behaving "like a monster to defeat a monster", Simon Coveney has said.

Speaking as he arrived for Tuesday's Cabinet meeting, the Enterprise Minister said that while the October 7 Hamas attack was a terrorist one and that Israel has a right to defend itself, the bombardment on Rafah is not acceptable, calling it "a slaughter of innocents".