Tánaiste: Ending Lebanon peacekeeping mission now would be 'wholly irresponsible'

Simon Harris says Ireland remains committed to peacekeeping as the UN extends its mission in volatile Lebanon until 2027

Tanaiste Simon Harris reviews troops as he arrives for his visit to Camp Shamrock near the border with Lebanon and Israel to meet Defence Forces troops serving with the Unifil peacekeeping mission amid escalating clashes between the IDF and Hezbollah. File   picture

It would have been “wholly irresponsible” to end the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) peacekeeping mission now, Tánaiste and defence minister Simon Harris said.

The mission is now scheduled to end in 2027, followed by a one-year extension and a year-long troop drawdown.