Tánaiste Micheál Martin has indicated that the Government will not be referring Israel to the International Criminal Court over the conduct of its war on Hamas in Gaza.
While the Government has yet to adopt a firm position, Mr Martin said today that the ICC current Prosecutor, Karim Khan, has confirmed that there is an active investigation already under way regarding the situation in Palestine. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has called on the Government to refer Israel to the ICC, and her party will table a motion in the Dáil later this week.In his statement today, the Tánaiste said:"Ireland will continue to fully support the ICC in its vitally important work in investigating all the situations before it, whether that be in Ukraine, Darfur, Palestine, Libya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo or elsewhere.
Speaking on RTÉ's The Week In Politics today, Ms McDonald said the Government needed to act and must support the Sinn Féin motion next week.
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