Micheál Martin said ‘a proper flow of aid through the land routes’ would have an immediate impact.

Ireland is also pursuing the possibility of assisting with aid airdrops into the region.

More than a dozen countries previously suspended funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees

Micheál Martin said the aid agency’s work was vital for Palestinians

UNRWA has been pitched into crisis since Israel alleged that 12 of its staff were involved in the October 7th attack

UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini is in Dublin for a meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin.

The Tanaiste called for ‘a sense of perspective’ about the number of employees the UNRWA allegations relate to.

Britain, Italy and Finland are the latest countries to pause funding for UNRWA.