Leo Varadkar on Israeli attacks upon Gaza, 03-11-23

Transcript

00:00 I think it's very important we never forget where this started.

00:03 This phase of the conflict started with a Hamas attack on Israel where 1400

00:08 civilians were killed, including one person who is a dual Israeli-Irish citizen.

00:14 I strongly believe that like any state, Israel has the right to defend itself,

00:19 has the right to go after Hamas, so they cannot do this again.

00:22 But what I'm seeing unfolding at the moment isn't just self-defense.

00:27 It looks, it resembles something more, more approaching revenge.

00:31 That's not, that's not, that's not where we should be.

00:36 And I don't think that's how Israel will guarantee its future freedom and its future security.