Ireland likely to commit millions more to Gaza, Cabinet to be informed

Tanaiste Simon Harris is set to brief Cabinet colleagues on Tuesday

The Cabinet will be told that Ireland will have to commit millions of euros in further aid for Gaza in the coming months.

It follows Harris announcing an additional €6 million to aid organisations in Gaza on Monday, including UNICEF, the World Health Organisation and the World Food Programme, per The Irish Mirror.

Ireland has joined the Emergency Coalition for the Financial Sustainability of the Palestinian Authority (PA), a group which was established in immediate response to the urgent financial crisis confronting the Palestinian Authority.

In addition to the immediate aid package, Ireland will likely also commit funding for the reconstruction of Gaza.

It is believed that the Tanaiste will tell ministers that the developments made in the Middle East in the past days represent a "major breakthrough" and that now there is "finally an opportunity to ease the immense suffering of the people of Gaza who have endured untold horrors".

In total, Ireland has issued over €95 million in support of the people of Palestine since January 2023, of which more than €83 million has been provided since October of that year.

This budget includes €20 million in core support to UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) this year.

The Tanaiste is also expected to inform ministers that a consignment of 1,500 tents is being loaded by the International Organisation for Migration in Amman, Jordan, for delivery to Gaza in the coming days, per The Irish Mirror.