Commenting on the continuing blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza, Congress General Secretary Owen Reidy said:
"The whole world is watching in horror as the situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, with widespread reports of mass starvation and a complete breakdown of essential services.
"Men, women and children are being starved to death in an act of utter cruelty. Hospitals lack basic medical supplies, schools have been destroyed, and families are being torn apart by violence and deprivation.
“What we are witnessing is genocide - a systematic attempt to destroy Palestinian lives and livelihoods.
"The Irish Congress of Trade Unions, and the wider union movement in Ireland, condemns the continuing blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza by the Israeli government.
"The Irish Government must use all available diplomatic levers at European level to pressure Israel into allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza.
"The Irish trade union movement stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people and demands an immediate end to this humanitarian catastrophe."
