In a post on Twitter, Katz shared a video and said: “Ireland, if your goal was to reward terrorism by declaring support for a Palestinian state, you’ve achieved it.

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Simon Harris TD, Hamas thanks you for your service.”

The post includes a 19-second video which opens with a picture of the Irish tricolour and is accompanied by Irish traditional music.

The footage – captioned “Hamas: Thanks Ireland” – shows harrowing clips of the Palestinian militant groups 7 October attack on Israel alongside Irish dancing.In response, Katz ordered the “immediate recall” of Israel’s ambassadors to Ireland and Norway as he stormed: “I have instructed the immediate recall of Israel’s ambassadors to Ireland and Norway for consultations in light of these countries’ decisions to recognise a Palestinian state.

“I’m sending a clear and unequivocal message to Ireland and Norway: Israel will not remain silent in the face of those undermining its sovereignty and endangering its security.

“Today’s decision sends a message to the Palestinians and the world: Terrorism pays. After the Hamas terror organization carried out the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, after committing heinous sexual crimes witnessed by the world, these countries chose to reward Hamas and Iran by recognising a Palestinian state

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