{"id":1992,"date":"2022-12-15T10:38:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T10:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/profound-sense-of-shock-and-sadness-at-death-of-irish-peacekeeper-in-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2022-12-15T10:38:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T10:38:29","slug":"profound-sense-of-shock-and-sadness-at-death-of-irish-peacekeeper-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/profound-sense-of-shock-and-sadness-at-death-of-irish-peacekeeper-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Profound sense of shock and sadness at death of Irish peacekeeper in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Attack on UN convoy is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by members of the Defence Forces on peacekeeping missions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>News of the death of an Irish peacekeeper in Lebanon has caused profound shock and sadness throughout Ireland, according to Social Democrats Defence spokesperson Gary Gannon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning\u00a0we woke up to the terrible news of the attack on a UN peacekeeping convoy in south Lebanon, in which a member of the Defence Forces was killed and three others were injured \u2013 one seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIreland has a long and proud tradition of UN missions in Lebanon. However, this is a stark reminder of the dangers and risks our soldiers face in conflict zones in their quest for peace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy immediate thoughts are with the victim\u2019s family, friends and colleagues in the Defence Forces, but also with those injured in the incident. Along with my party colleagues in the Social Democrats, I wish them a full recovery during this extremely difficult and traumatic time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a nation, we stand in solidarity with those members of the 121st Infantry Battalion who remain in south Lebanon and acknowledge their unwavering commitment to maintaining peace in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>December 15, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attack on UN convoy is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by members of the Defence Forces on peacekeeping missions News of the death of an Irish peacekeeper in Lebanon has caused profound shock and sadness throughout Ireland, according to Social Democrats Defence spokesperson Gary Gannon. \u201cThis morning\u00a0we woke up to the terrible news [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[407,316,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defence-forces","category-gary-gannon","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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