President warns two-state solution is 'collapsing' as Gaza famine declared for the first time

President Higgins and Irish leaders condemned Israel and Hamas after the UN confirmed famine in Gaza, urging urgent EU action

Seven-month-old Salem Awad, suffering from severe malnutrition, lies on a mattress in his family's tent in Gaza City, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

The concept of a two-state solution is being eroded before the world’s eyes, President Michael D Higgins has said.

Mr Higgins said a formal declaration of famine in Gaza City and its surrounds “will sadly not surprise all of us who have been warning about this for some time.”