Tánaiste Simon Harris has described as “alarming” the reports of a planned extension of military operations by Israeli forces in Gaza.
Mr Harris, who is Minister for Foreign Affairs, said in a statement on Monday that “such a move would result in further deaths, casualties and untold suffering for the Palestinian population who already face a dire humanitarian situation.”
His comments follow a decision by Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu‘s security cabinet voting to scale up the offensive against Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza to the point of seizing the entire enclave and holding its territories, an Israeli official said on Monday.
The cabinet unanimously…