Overview
- Irish Tánaiste Simon Harris will brief the Cabinet on a substantial Gaza support package following a fresh €6 million allocation to UNICEF, WHO and the World Food Programme.
- Ireland has formally joined the Emergency Coalition for the Financial Sustainability of the Palestinian Authority in response to the PA’s acute fiscal crisis.
- A shipment of 1,500 tents is being loaded by the International Organization for Migration in Amman for delivery to Gaza, including 750 from Irish stocks and 750 from EU stocks.
- The government signals further funding in the coming months, with officials indicating reconstruction support is likely though not yet confirmed.
- Ireland’s support to Palestinians since January 2023 totals more than €95 million, including €20 million in core funding to UNRWA this year.