Over 300 Defence Forces personnel set to be replaced by colleagues, with deployment to proceed despite exchanges between Hizbullah and Israel
Members of the 123rd Infantry Battalion marching through Kilkenny city prior to their departure for a six-month deployment to Lebanon as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin reviewing the men and women of the 123rd Infantry Battalion at Kilkenny Castle prior to their deployment to Lebanon. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire Mr Martin said “the great casualty of war” was civilians and this was now the case in the Israel-Hamas conflict. He said people in Gaza needed “respite” and an “immediate cessation of hostilities” as well as to be allowed access to humanitarian aid and medical supplies.“The situation is very volatile, feelings are running very high because of everything that has happened,” he said of the situation.
Hizbullah militants have been firing rockets into Israel from the Irish area of operations, raising fears that Irish posts could be inadvertently hit in retaliatory attacks.
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