Lebanon

2023 - 10 - 26

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Irish citizens advised to leave Lebanon amid 'highly volatile' situation (BreakingNews.ie)

The DFA warned Irish people in the region to “exercise extreme caution” and to put contingency plans in place to leave Lebanon.

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Irish in Lebanon 'strongly advised' to leave country (RTE.ie)

The Department of Foreign Affairs is strongly advising all Irish citizens currently in Lebanon to "leave now while commercial options remain available," ...

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Irish in Lebanon 'strongly advised' to leave (BBC News)

The Department Of Foreign Affairs has also advised Irish people not to travel to Lebanon due to the ongoing conflict.

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Irish citizens urged to leave Lebanon immediately as Middle East ... (The Irish Times)

Department of Foreign Affairs says events could escalate with very little warning, which could affect exit routes out of region.

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Irish citizens in Lebanon urged to leave immediately while ... (thejournal.ie)

Citizens have also been warned not to travel to Lebanon. “Owing to the ongoing conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt), the situation ...

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Irish citizens 'strongly advised' to leave Lebanon due to volatility (Irish Examiner)

The Department of Foreign Affairs has said it “strongly advises” all Irish citizens still in Lebanon to exit the country as soon as possible due to ongoing ...

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Irish soldiers 'holding up very well' as Israel and Lebanon exchange ... (BreakingNews.ie)

The commanding officer of the 123rd Battalion of the Defence Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen MacEoin has expressed full confidence in the mission of ...

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Irish soldiers in Lebanon 'holding up very well' amid tensions in the ... (The Irish Times)

Hizbullah militants have been firing rockets into Israel from the Irish area of operations.

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Taoiseach: Safety of the 300 Irish troops in the Lebanon region is a ... (thejournal.ie)

Speaking to The Journal on the way into the EPP Summit in Brussels, Varadkar said while safety is a concern, the troops also have a mission to discharge over ...

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Irish army commander gives major update on soldiers at Israel ... (The Irish Sun)

AN IRISH Army commander has told how the situation at the Israel-Lebanon border, where our soldiers are stationed, is “tense” and “volatile” -

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Irish troops will not fire at Israeli forces if they move into southern ... (Independent.ie)

Irish troops will not fire on the Israeli Defence Force if it moves into southern Lebanon against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah 'Army of God,' the Taoiseach ...

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Irish citizens warned to leave 'volatile' Lebanon before it's too late (Independent.ie)

Irish citizens in Lebanon have been advised to “leave now” while commercial options are available.

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Leading Saudi newspaper warns Hezbollah not to drag Lebanon ... (The Times of Israel)

In an editorial, the Saudi paper accuses the Lebanese terror group of having taken control over the “political, military and economic decision-making” in ...

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Irish in Lebanon fear Gaza conflict spreading (The Irish Times)

Expatriates praise role of Department of Foreign Affairs and Irish Embassy in Cairo.

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Analysis: South Lebanon is a 'Volcano in Motion,' and Christian ... (National Catholic Register)

For more than two weeks, the Lebanese Christian villages along the border with the Holy Land have experienced a state of anxiety accompanied by massive ...

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Irish citizens warned to leave 'volatile' Lebanon before it's too late (Independent.ie)

The Department of Foreign Affairs said it had reviewed travel advice to Lebanon amid the ongoing war in Gaza and has updated the security status to “do not ...

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Fear and defiance in Lebanon as the threat of new war opens old ... (The Guardian)

In a crowded suburb of Beirut, some are praying to be spared a war with Israel spilling over from Gaza, as others prepare to join the Hezbollah 'resistance'

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Fearing all-out war, thousands flee southern Lebanon | CBC News (CBC.ca)

Along the Lebanese-Israeli border, violence between the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and Hezbollah militants has been steadily intensifying over the past two ...

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In south Lebanon town, border conflict brings fear and resignation (Reuters)

In the south Lebanon town of Qana, where Israeli shelling killed more than 100 people in 1996 and some 28 died in an Israeli airstrike in 2006, ...

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In a Lebanon battered by crises, the last thing people want is ... (The New Humanitarian)

For weeks, the Lebanese political party and paramilitary group Hezbollah has been exchanging fire with Israeli forces across the country's southern border, ...

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