Upwards of 30 people observed two minutes' silence to highlight the crisis unfolding in Lebanon at the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin this morning.
Those who attended included members of the Lebanese Irish community and ex soldiers who served in the country.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Emergency Relief Co-ordinator, Jan Egeland, is traveling to Beirut to see what can be done to ease the plight of civilians affected by Israel's military offensive.
Mr Egeland said he wanted Israel to allow humanitarian aid routes through northern Lebanon to Beirut and the reopening of Beirut Airport and some sea ports.
He is to try to visit the south of the country which yesterday received its first delivery of aid since the Israeli military action began.
He said there was urgent need to bring the crisis to an end.
Meanwhile, the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin has called on the Government to defend international humanitarian law in the Middle East.
Speaking at a special mass for peace in the capital's Pro-Cathedral, he said he hoped the Government would do everything in its power to ensure that humanitarian aid reached those most in need of it in Lebanon.
