As hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah escalate, and with the Israeli Defence Force advancing into southern Lebanon, the IDF has requested that peacekeeping forces be removed from the area. Ireland, alongside the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), has rejected this request, stating that troop deployment decisions are made by the United Nations. Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Iain Overton, Executive Director of Action on Armed Violence.