A Kilkenny-based woman is calling on the Irish government to help in her evacuation from Beirut and for consular assistance so she can bring her Lebanese fiancé with her to Ireland.
Gadier Zabad, who came to Ireland from Lebanon in 2006, told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that she felt her life was in danger “every second” of the past 24 hours.
Her father, Munier, explained how the family had fled the village they were staying at in the mountains when the Israeli bombing commenced.
The family had travelled to south Lebanon two weeks ago for the funeral of his father who died two months ago in Ireland.
The visit was also to mark the engagement of his daughter Gadier, which was due to have been celebrated with a breakfast between both families, which could not go ahead when the bombardment commenced.
The situation was overwhelming, he said. The journey to Beirut had been dangerous and stressful with traffic accidents happening frequently as people were driving quickly trying…
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