Taoiseach calls on US to push for peace between Israelis and Palestinians

At a breakfast meeting at the Naval Observatory in Washington DC, Mr Varadkar told Ms Harris that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza 'will haunt us all for years to come'

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar with US Vice President Kamala Harris during a breakfast meeting hosted by the VP at her official residence in Washington. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has called on the US to push for peace for Israelis and Palestinians.

At a breakfast meeting with US vice president Kamala Harris at the Naval Observatory in Washington DC, Mr Varadkar told Ms Harris and those gathered that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza “will haunt us all for years to come”.