Tánaiste Micheál Martin reiterated his call for Irish citizens to leave Lebanon by commercial means while it is still possible to do so
Tánaiste Micheál Martin reiterated his call for Irish citizens to leave Lebanon by commercial means while it is still possible to do so Ireland is undertaking significant contingency planning with international partners to prepare for a"possible consular crisis" in Lebanon , the Tánaiste has said.The militant group - which is aligned with Iran - vowed to continue its fight against Israel even as attacks continued to bombard areas around Lebanon 's capital.
In a letter to the United Nations Security Council, Iran's UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani asked for an emergency meeting of the 15-member body, calling on it to"compel Israel" to cease all military action in both Gaza and Lebanon and"comply with relevant UNSC resolutions". More than 50,000 Lebanese and Syrians living in Lebanon have now crossed into Syria fleeing Israeli airstrikes. Well over 200,000 are displaced inside Lebanon.Hundreds of protesters, meanwhile, took to the streets of the Iranian capital Tehran waving Hezbollah flags and chanting"death to Israel" and"death to Netanyahu the murderer".
"We need to create space for a political and diplomatic solution and for urgent humanitarian assistance," he said.Minister Martin said the Department of Foreign Affairs"remains in regular contact with Irish citizens in Lebanon." "My Department has undertaken significant contingency planning with international partners to prepare for a possible consular crisis in Lebanon".
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