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Taoiseach says ‘deliberate targeting& of civilians by Israel is ‘a war crime&; 15 UN peacekeepers suffer effects of smoke after IDF tanks enter camp

Taoiseach Simon Harris has said the &deliberate targeting and abuse of civilians& by the Israeli Army is &a war crime& and must stop.

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Sean Boyne: Escalation of conflict in Lebanon poses serious challenges for Unifil peacekeepers

Unifil peacekeeping soldiers increasingly find themselves stuck in the middle of a war in south Lebanon, with no clear end in sight.

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Irish soldiers who served in Lebanon: ‘I saw kids in buggies on Grafton Street and thought of the Arab boys and girls who were blown to bits&

Tom Clonan recalls the moment like it was yesterday. It was the early summer of 1996 and he was walking down Grafton Street with his girlfriend, but his mind was far away — in Lebanon, a place he had left just 24 hours earlier.

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Max Boot: Some talk of Netanyahu ‘reshaping& Middle East, but Israel needs exit strategy, not escalation

Little more than a year ago, on October 7, 2023, Israel suffered arguably the second-biggest intelligence and military failure in its history (after the 1973 Yom Kippur War). Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, killing approximately 1,200 people and kidnapping at least 250 more. Israel had never looked weaker or more vulnerable.

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Irish peacekeepers ‘well and accounted for& in Lebanon, says Defence Forces as supplies reach Camp Shamrock

All Irish peacekeeping troops are &well and accounted for& in Southern Lebanon, the Irish Defence Forces has said in an update on conditions.

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Taoiseach Simon Harris speaks to the media in Washington. Photo: PA

Two peacekeepers were injured today after two explosions near a watchtower in southern Lebanon, while Unifil&s main base in the area was shaken by explosions for the second time in 48 hours as Israeli forces battled Hezbollah.

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