Galway City Council has passed a motion proposed by the Social Democrats which endorses a United Nations resolution which calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.
The motion also expresses support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, as well as condemning the attacks by militant Palestinian groups on October 7.
Social Democrat councillor Alan Curran proposed the motion due to the devastating aerial bombardment of the Gaza Strip, home to over 2 million Palestinians.
The IDF has killed more than 16,000 people in Gaza in just two months, with airstrikes wiping out entire families, neighbourhoods, refugee camps and schools.
Cllr Curran says there needs to be a cessation in military action today to stop further bloodshed.
“Galway City Council must make sure we are standing on the right side of history. Everyone with a voice for social justice and a platform of influence must use it to call for an end to this onslaught,” he said.
