Irish actor Liam Cunningham has said the world "cannot stand by" and allow the ongoing war in Gaza to continue.
The United Nations has said the situation in Gaza is the worst since the war between Israel and Hamas began 19 months ago, despite a resumption of limited aid deliveries in the Palestinian enclave where famine looms.
The Dublin actor is currently in Sicily, Italy, where final preparations are being made for a flotilla of aid, mainly containing medical supplies, to depart for Gaza.
Cunningham and climate activist Greta Thunberg are among those on the boat to support the flotilla of aid, which is scheduled to depart on Sunday morning.
Speaking on Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin on RTÉ Radio 1 from Sicily, Cunningham said that the hope was the flotilla would get through and not be attacked – as was the case with the Freedom Flotilla ship, The Conscience which was damaged in a drone strike off the coast of Malta on 2 May.
"If anything happens to the boat, it's not a confrontation – it's a deliberate attack," he said.
Asked about whether he had experienced any pushback professionally for the stance he has taken in solidarity with the Palestinian people, the actor said: "I'm indifferent to any criticisms over this.
"If you look at it realistically, I play dress-up for a living. I love my job. I commit as much energy as I possibly can, but that's the bottom line."
The Game of Thrones and 3 Body Problem star continued: "I'm in my sixties. Like like a lot of people, I've paid off my mortgage. I own my car, I don't have any bills.
"I do not have an iota of interest in any consequences that will come because of this. I have to be able to look at my grandkids when they when they hit their teens and say to me, 'What did you do during this?'
"I do not want to be one of those people that said, 'I didn't do anything'.
"In World War Two, there was an excuse that you didn't know what was going on with the Holocaust - an obscene event that was going on - there was an excuse to say, 'I didn't know'.
"Your only answer to your grandkids, or your kids, when they grow up is, 'I didn't care'."
Cunningham added: "The world cannot stand by and allow this to continue."
