Martin calls for Gaza hospital attack to be independently investigated

It comes as US President Joe Biden is due to launch a diplomatic scramble in Jordan

A woman reacts as people gather at the site of the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza on October 18, 2023 in the aftermath of an overnight blast there. 

Tánaiste Micheál Martin had said the attack on the hospital in Gaza must be independently investigated.

“The International Criminal Court has jurisdiction over Israel and the occupied territories. So ultimately, I think the determination of any given incident would be a form of a breach of international law or war crimes would be a matter for the International Criminal Court.