Fifteen Irish citizens evacuated from Israel

​Tánaiste Simon Harris said safe removal would not be without danger

Efforts are under way to evacuate 15 Irish citizens from Israel, Simon Harris has said

Robin Schiller

Fifteen Irish citizens and their dependants were successfully evacuated from Israel yesterday and will make their way home in the coming days.

Tánaiste Simon Harris confirmed last night that the group had been assisted to leave the country in an operation led by Austria.