Irish families fly home from Lebanon as Unifil troops limit movements amid Israeli invasion

Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut. Two groups of Irish citizens departed Lebanon on flights on Friday and are expected to arrive back to Ireland this weekend. File picture: Hassan Ammar/AP

The evacuation of 24 Irish citizens and their families from Lebanon has taken place amid growing concern of an all-out war across the Middle East.

Two groups of Irish citizens departed on flights on Friday, with the help of authorities in Netherlands and Canada, and are expected to arrive back to Ireland this weekend.