Taoiseach to raise case of Irish citizen trapped in Gaza with Joe Biden 'if there's time'

Batoul Hania with her sons Mazen, Ismael, Ahmed and Nour. Her husband Zak, an Irish-Palestinian man whose photograph is seen on the mobile phone, was not permitted to cross the border from Gaza into Egypt. Picture: Moya Nolan

The Taoiseach has promised to raise the case of an Irish citizen still trapped in Gaza with US President Joe Biden if there is time.

Zak Hania has been unable to leave the Palestinian enclave in the wake of the Hamas attacks on October 7. His family, who are in Ireland, have repeatedly pleaded with the Government to do everything possible to get him out.