Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin on Wednesday said aid needed to be surged into Gaza while also calling for a ceasefire and the release of all remaining hostages as he prepared to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington.

Though no reason for the cancellation has been publicized, Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter celebrated the move, saying, ‘The battle for antisemitism starts with shunning antisemites’

In a meeting with Ireland’s prime minister, President Trump gave no hint of backing down from actions that have caused fissures in the trans-Atlantic alliance.