Tánaiste says everything being done to help Irish citizens in Gaza

Micheál Martin says diplomatic efforts are being made to prevent the spread of tensions to Lebanon and 'deescalate the situation'

Micheál Martin says the Government has been in touch with the families of Irish people in Gaza during the “'fraught situation'. Picture: PA

The Tánaiste has said everything is being done to help Irish citizens in Gaza ahead of a planned incursion by the Israeli military.

Micheál Martin said government officials have been in touch with authorities about its dual-citizens in the walled enclave, and with the Irish army’s chief of staff in relation to Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon.