'A sick joke': Taoiseach hits out at dearth of aid trucks being allowed into Gaza

Taoiseach Micheál Martin condemns Israel’s restriction of aid to Gaza, calling it a war crime and a moral outrage

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip at the Kerem Shalom Crossing. Picture: AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg

The Israeli government only permitting five aid trucks to enter Gaza is a "sick joke", Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said.

Five trucks carrying aid, including baby food, entered the territory of more than two million Palestinians via the Kerem Shalom crossing on Monday. Mr Martin said he believed the people of the world are “sickened and absolutely disgusted” by the level of bombing and starvation of civilians in Gaza.