Questions raised over spike in Irish exports to Israel as Middle East tensions escalate

Hezbollah fighters carry the coffins of their two comrades who were killed on Saturday by an Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon. Picture: AP Photo/Hussein Malla

Serious questions have been raised around Ireland's trade links with Israel, with Irish exports spiking in the first five months of this year.

The figures come as Tánaiste Micheál Martin “urged” Irish citizens in Lebanon to get commercial flights out amid fears that Israeli retaliation to a rocket attack could spark a wider military conflict.