BSS
  28 May 2024, 18:47

Ireland says recognises State of Palestine

DUBLIN, May 28, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Ireland on Tuesday recognised a Palestinian state and urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "listen to the world and stop the humanitarian catastrophe we are seeing in Gaza".

"We had wanted to recognise Palestine at the end of a peace process however we have made this move alongside Spain and Norway to keep the miracle of peace alive," Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said in a statement.