The Taoiseach has warned that if the country expelled the Israeli ambassador in Dublin, Ireland would ‘disempower’ itself from having influence on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Leo Varadkar also said that calls from Opposition politicians, including Sinn Féin, for ambassador Dana Erlich’s diplomatic credentials to be revoked did not represent a ‘common-sense approach’. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW Mr Varadkar claimed that such a move would hamper efforts to secure the release of Israeli-Irish girl Emily Hand, who is believed to be a hostage of Hamas in Gaza, and would also make it harder for Ireland to secure the safe...