Middle East
Dail Éireann — 2024-10-10
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

That includes Hamas and Hezbollah. Equally, it includes the State of Israel in terms of, for example, these massive bunker bombs which take out hundreds of people in the name of taking out one commander.
I accept fully the points Deputy Ó Murchú made on our peacekeepers - their safety and security is our priority - and on continuing to pursue justice and get answers from the Lebanese justice system in respect of the killing of Private Seán Rooney, who gallantly protected his fellow soldiers in driving through that DFOM, which was a denial of access to peacekeepers. There was a context to that. He bravely drove his colleagues out of harm's way and, unfortunately, lost his life in endeavouring to protect them. I do not forget that and am conscious of that in terms of the soldiers we now have in Lebanon. My overriding priority is their safety and protection.

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Sitting date: 2024-10-10