Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said Israel's ongoing blockade of food and aid into Gaza a "war crime" as the world's leading authority on food crises declared a famine in Gaza

The former president said she saw evidence of food and medical aid being deliberately denied entry into Gaza by Israel

The research examined the impact of one of the defining events in Irish history.

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