Former President Mary Robinson calls for US to stop providing weapons to Israel

Former President Mary Robinson has described the conflict in Lebanon and the Middle East as &very worrying&, stressing that it is vital that all parties &de-escalate&.

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Israel blocks Lebanon's main crossing to Syria as it targets Hezbollah in Beirut

Israeli strikes sealed off Lebanon's main border crossing with Syria early on Friday, hours after an intense Israeli attack on Beirut's southern suburbs that is thought to have targeted the heir apparent to Hezbollah's slain secretary general.

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Weakened Iran weighs up its options as it considers restart of nuclear programme

Iran has rarely looked more on the back foot after weeks of Israeli attacks that degraded its proxies Hezbollah and Hamas. And Tehran&s barrage of around 200 missiles fired at Israel on Tuesday was judged &ineffective& by the US.

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‘They are there to work for peace& & Catholic bishops plea for safety of civilians and Irish troops in Lebanon

The country&s Catholic bishops have called on the international community to intensify diplomatic efforts to end the escalating conflict in the Middle East and ensure the safety of innocent civilians and Irish peacekeeping forces serving in south Lebanon.

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