Irish president demands UN military intervention to aid Gaza

Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins has recently intensified his calls for military intervention in the Gaza Strip amid ongoing conflict. In a public address on August 24, 2025, Higgins urged the United Nations to deploy armed peacekeepers to facilitate secure humanitarian aid deliveries, highlighting the urgency of the situation faced by civilians in Gaza. He emphasized that traditional procedures should be bypassed and that the UN Secretary-General should utilize Chapter Seven of the UN Charter to authorize an emergency deployment. The president argued that a majority from the UN General Assembly could empower the Secretary-General to call for international forces to create humanitarian corridors, even in the face of possible vetoes from the Security Council. Higgins condemned Israel, accusing it of blocking thousands of aid trucks filled with food and other essential supplies. He described the humanitarian crisis as