Orla Guerin
@orlaguerin
Senior International Correspondent @BBCNews. Dubliner making detours for decades. Never far from a cup of tea. Own views. Retweets not endorsements.
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09-04-2014 15:19:15
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As the war in Gaza grinds on there are growing fears that another potentially devastating war may erupt, between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Both sides say they don't want it, but if it comes, they will fight to the death. Our latest with @Goktay Ghassan Ibraheem
Officer Commanding 124 Infantry Battalion UNIFIL, Lt Col Tom Fox, and the work of our peacekeepers feature in Orla Guerin's report from Lebanon. Ireland's commitment to peace in the Middle East is underwritten by the men and women of UNIFIL and UNTSO.
"It has been tense and unpredictable" - Lt Col Tom Fox, who leads Irish peacekeeping troops, 400-500 metres from the Lebanese border. It's now a battleground between Hezbollah + Israel. Our thanks to him and all in 124 Infantry Battalion UNIFIL for their help.
The dying days of #Biden’s campaign - brilliantly captured by Tom Bateman bbc.com/news/articles/…
'It opens the way for a more hardline leader' - Key analysis on the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh from our Gaza correspondent Rushdi Abualouf (Haniyeh was seen as a relative moderate).