{"id":304794,"date":"2025-12-25T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/end-of-an-era-for-irish-soldiers-ireland-loses-un-peacekeeping-mission-in-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T09:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T09:00:08","slug":"end-of-an-era-for-irish-soldiers-ireland-loses-un-peacekeeping-mission-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/end-of-an-era-for-irish-soldiers-ireland-loses-un-peacekeeping-mission-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;End of an era for Irish soldiers&#8217;: Ireland loses UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rgJ-l9w4f3c\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'End of an era for Irish soldiers': Ireland loses UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rgJ-l9w4f3c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The long-running mission of the Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon is being closed down after pressure from Israel and the US.<\/p>\n<p>With no immediate replacement mission in sight, the army risks losing its appeal to potential recruits, leaving it uncertain about its future role in global peacekeeping efforts.<\/p>\n<p>#military #lebanon #unpeacekeeping #ireland <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The long-running mission of the Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon is being closed down after pressure from Israel and the US. 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