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Tue, May 18, 2021, 08:57 Updated: Tue, May 18, 2021, 14:43
HSE chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry said it was hoped that the diagnostic information systems that were key could be restored quickly. The focus would be on those services this week. File photograph: iStock
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has discussed the cyberattack on the health service with his Russian counterpart.
Ransomware linked to a Russian crime gang was used in last week’s attack.
A spokesman for Mr Coveney said there the hacking of the health service was briefly discussed with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday during a scheduled call related to UN Security Council business.
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The fighting was triggered by violence in Jerusalem, and at least 35 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed, mostly by airstrikes. At least five people in Israel have also been killed, while hundreds more have been wounded as a result of the conflict.
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney told the Israeli Ambassador at a meeting on Tuesday that the loss of life in Gaza was âcompletely unacceptableâ.
Ambassador Ophir Kariv had been summoned to meet with the Minister after Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza, killing a number of militants and civilians. The Israeli military said that 16 of the dead were militants.