Taoiseach Simon Harris speaks with Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog about ‘deteriorating situation’ in region
Taoiseach Simon Harris spoke with Israel i President Yitzhak Herzog on Monday to relay the Government’s “serious concern about the deteriorating situation in southern Lebanon ”.
Unifil said Israel Defense Forces troops crossed the Blue Line into Lebanon early Sunday morning and entered a UN position. It said that Unifil troops suffered smoke-related injuries during one of the incidents at the UN outpost in Ramyah. The Taoiseach’s phone call with the Israeli President “made it clear” that Unifil must be allowed to carry out its functions unimpeded, and explained the long tradition of members of the Irish Defence Forces serving in Lebanon.
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