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Ireland lodges protest letter over ‘reckless & intimidatory' Israeli army gunfire near Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon
IRELAND is to lodge a formal letter of objection with Israel after shots were fired in the vicinity of peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.
The incident came during a joint Irish United Nations Interim Force in
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None of the Irish personnel – who were
Oglaigh na hEireann said that all personnel were reported to be safe and well, and that they continued to monitor the situation in southern Lebanon.
Minister for Defence
He said just before midday, the
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He also confirmed that a formal letter of objection from Ireland would be lodged with Israel via the
Tanasite Harris said: 'Brigadier General Mulcahy provided me with a detailed briefing on the serious events that took place yesterday involving
'It's clear to me that the actions of the IDF were reckless, intimidatory, totally unacceptable and a clear breach of the international rules surrounding peacekeeping.
'Brigadier General Mulcahy has assured me that all of our troops impacted are safe and well. They have been debriefed following the incident and patrols are continuing as normal today.
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'I want to pay tribute to our personnel deployed with Unifil, who are operating in an increasingly volatile and tense environment.
'My officials in the Department of Defence will today formally lodge a protest letter over what happened yesterday and this will be communicated directly with Israel.'
'ACT OF EVIL'
Earlier this week, Harris insisted Government is doing all it can to help ordinary people in
Harris was speaking during a heated
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Speaking during the Leaders' Questions debate, Connolly said 54,000 Palestinians have been killed since the
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Ireland is to lodge a formal letter of objection with Israel after shots were fired in the vicinity of peacekeepers in southern Lebanon
Credit: Defence Forces Press Office Issue
