Tanaiste Simon Harris says Israeli attack on Gaza aid flotilla carrying Sinn Féin senator and around 20 Irish citizens is a ‘breach of international law’

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Tanaiste Simon Harris says Israeli attack on Gaza aid flotilla carrying Sinn Féin senator and around 20 Irish citizens is a ‘breach of international law’

Among those also aboard are Irish citizens, comedian Tadhg Hickey and author Naoise Dolan

The Global Sumud Flotilla in Barcelona before it set sail to Gaza. Photo: Kike Rincon/Europa Press via Getty.

Tadhg Hickey attends the press conference prior to the flotilla depart on August 31, 2025, in Barcelona, Spain. Photo: Mario Wurzburger

The Tanaiste has said the Israeli attack on a protest flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza is a “breach of international law” and has spoken with his EU counterparts about raising our concerns in Tel Aviv.

It comes as Sinn Féin said one of its senators was on board a boat in the flotil