Tánaiste 'disgusted and sickened' about Gaza 'genocide' being carried out by Israel

Independent TD Catherine Connolly said at Thursday's Leaders' Questions that the 'elephant in the room' was Israel's backing by the US

Palestinians mourn their relatives who were killed in an Israeli army airstrike and brought to the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on Monday.  Photo: AP/Jehad Alshrafi

The Tánaiste has hit out at the "genocide" being carried out by the Israeli government while defending his own government's record on Gaza.

During a heated exchange with independent TD Catherine Connolly at Thursday's Leaders' Questions, Simon Harris said that the Irish government had called out Israel's actions in Gaza.