UN chief backs Irish general in Lebanon

The head of the UN has said he has confidence in the Irish general in charge of peacekeeping in Lebanon.

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres gave Major General Mike Beary his full backing following criticisms that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) mission along the border with Israel is “giving terrorism a pass”.

US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley launched a personalised broadside a week ago when she claimed the Irish peacekeeping chief was “blind” to Hezbollah’s activities in the region.