He said it came while he was at hospital following an attack by settlers which injured two of his brothers and one cousin.

Bishops have urged parishioners to pray for Gazans this weekend and to lobby their local politicians.

Susanne Björk was arrested along with Irish national Deirdre ‘D’ Murphy (71) by Israeli military on Saturday

The International Solidarity Movement said Deirdre ‘D’ Murphy is being detained.

Senator Frances Black said she was 'very relieved to finally see some action' on the Bill

Diplomatic sources said two Irish diplomats were part of the delegation to the West Bank city of Jenin.

Mary Lou McDonald said Sinn Fein’s friends in the US understand why the party stayed away from the White House over Donald Trump’s stance on Gaza.

The Bill would ban trade between Ireland and Israel's illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said Ireland does not believe there is a military solution to the conflict

The Sinn Féin leader also defended meeting with the Hamas leadership a number of years ago