'You ridiculous clown': Prime minister of Ireland gets obliterated online for remarks about 9-year-old Israeli hostage

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The prime minister of Ireland was lambasted online for his remarks about a 9-year-old Israeli girl who was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists and taken as a hostage.

As Blaze News previously reported on Saturday, Hamas released 17 hostages – 13 Israelis and four Thai nationals. The hostage swap happened on the second day of the temporary four-day truce between Israel and Hamas.

Included in the Israeli hostages was 9-year-old Emily Hand – a girl of Irish and Israeli descent. Her father initially believed that his daughter was murdered during the onslaught by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7. Hand was held captive by Hamas terrorists for 50 days – during that time, Emily turned nine years old. -- More...

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