Taoiseach Simon Harris has described Israel’s attack on peacekeepers a breach of international law.
The Taoiseach Simon Harris has described Israel’s attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon as a breach of international law.Ireland has 379 troops in Lebanon as part of the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission. None were hurt in Thursday's attacks but two Indonesian soldiers were injured.
The taoiseach said that he was protesting "at the highest levels" in relation to the attack, and said that the United Nations, and all of the countries making up the peacekeeping mission should "speak with one voice" about what he called Israel's breach of international law.
Israel has requested that the UNIFIL peacekeepers withdraw from Southern Lebanon, but the taoiseach rejected that.Harris said the IDF and Hezbollah needed to “respect the role of our peacekeepers” and what was needed was an “urgent de-escalation” and a ceasefire. Harris said: “It’s very hard to take a lecture from Israel in terms of holding UN resolution right now, or indeed international law, when we’ve seen completely disproportionate war and the impact that that has had from the humanitarian crisis point of view of civilians, including children."
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