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Irish premier’s tweet on hostage being ‘lost’ sparks ire from Israel

Source: PA Wire

A tweet by Irish premier Leo Varadkar referring to former Hamas hostage Emily Hand as having been lost has sparked ire in Israel.

The Taoiseach welcomed the release of the nine-year-old Irish-Israeli girl on Saturday as a “day of enormous joy and relief for Emily Hand and her family”.

“An innocent

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