Children like Emily Hand will be priority in any negotiated release of hostages, Taoiseach informed

In a phone call with Qatar prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Leo Varadkar raised the case of nine-year-old Emily Hand

Emily Hand. Picture: Sky News

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has been informed that children like Israel-Irish citizen Emily Hand will be a priority in any negotiated release of hostages.

In a phone call with Qatar prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Mr Varadkar raised the case of nine-year-old Emily Hand.