Motion: Ceasefire in Palestine and Israel

That this Council condemns the horrifying violence and indiscriminate murder of civilians in Gaza and southern Israel and calls for an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and Israel;

And calls for the immediate release of innocent hostages taken by Hamas following the terrorist attack

Calls for the provision of safe humanitarian corridors;

Supports a full international Criminal Court investigation of potential war crimes committed against people in Gaza and southern Israel;

Council also deplores reports that anti-Semitism has increased in Northern Ireland since the 7th October attacks on Israel and sends a united message that such racism is unacceptable.

And further calls on the International Community to begin a fulsome diplomatic effort toward reaching a two-state solution to provide peace and security for the people of Palestine and Israel, providing a true and lasting peace settlement for the people in the Middle East;

And lastly calls on the Irish Government and the British Government to immediately expel the Israeli Ambassadors to Ireland and Britain.