Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, is lying about humanitarian supplies to Gaza.
When asked by RTÉ News about Mr. Netanyahu’s assertion on American television that Israel had significantly increased food aid deliveries into Gaza and that he holds Hamas accountable for the suspension of food supplies to displaced people, Mr. Varadkar responded as follows: “Look, I don’t buy it. It’s very clear to me from the people who are on the ground, not just the UN agencies, but also the Red Cross and other international agencies that are on the ground, that they’re saying to us the opposite,” reports RTE.
“They’re saying to us that Israel isn’t allowing enough aid to come in across the land crossings. That’s why the European Union has opened up this corridor from Cyprus, it’s why the Jordanians and the Americans are doing airdrops,” he added, reports RTE.
As he continued, the Taoiseach, who was in Washington for his annual diplomatic gathering, urged US President Joe Biden on the necessity of a ceasefire in Gaza.
He then stated: “it’s very clear to us that what Prime Minister Netanyahu is saying in relation to aid just isn’t true. I strongly believe that his efforts to find a military solution to eliminate Hamas will not succeed. Hamas exists outside of Gaza and is present in other parts of the Middle East. And I think that the reaction by Israel and what it’s doing to the Palestinian people will drive that ideology and that extreme Hamas ideology of a more radicalised people. It’s a big mistake,” reports RTE.
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