'Ireland is deeply disturbed by the widespread disruption to aid operations in Gaza'

Taoiseach Simon Harris said there was now a 'catastrophic risk' of polio and other diseases in Gaza, due to the ongoing cancellation of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave

'Refusals of food and slow authorisation of passage, meaning fresh food perishes, is unconscionable and shameful,' Simon Harris said. Picture: AP /Abdel Kareem Hana

Refusals by Israel to allow food aid into Gaza is “unconscionable and shameful”, the Taoiseach has said.

Simon Harris said there was now a “catastrophic risk” of polio and other diseases in Gaza, due to the ongoing cancellation of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave.