Mary Robinson, former Irish president, pictured inspecting the Rafah border crossing at the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza on August 11th, 2025, in Rafah, Egypt. Photograph: Ali Moustafa/Getty Images After visiting Egypt and the Rafah border, former Irish president Mary Robinson has called on states to implement “decisive measures” to halt the “unfolding genocide and famine in Gaza”. A statement from Ms Robinson and former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark, as members of The Elders, a group of independent global leaders, urged the immediate suspension of transfers of arms and weapons components to Israel and the imposition of...