Israel summons Irish envoy over social media spat

Israel's foreign ministry has summoned Ireland's ambassador on Sunday, according to local Israeli media.

The move comes after the Irish prime minister posted on the social media platform X that a child captive taken from Israel to Gaza on 7 October was "lost" and then "found", after the child was released. 

In the post, he added: "we breathe a massive sigh of relief. our prayers have been answered".

However, the post sparked backlash from the Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy, who said that Leo Varadkar's post was not the way to describe "a girl brutally abducted by death squads".

"This is how you describe a little girl who went missing during a stroll in a forest, then gets discovered by a friendly hiker," Levy added.