US EditionIrish peacekeepers fired upon near Israel border
- Members of the 126th Infantry Battalion serving as Irish peacekeepers in southern Lebanon came under small arms fire near the Blue Line on Thursday while conducting a patrol alongside the Lebanese Armed Forces.
- The incident occurred amid increasing instability in the region and coincided with International UN Peacekeepers' Day, prompting high-level concern from Irish officials.
- None of the approximately 340 Irish personnel serving with UNIFIL, including those operating from armoured vehicles, were injured and there was no vehicle damage reported.
- Tanaiste Simon Harris called the IDF firing 'reckless' and a 'clear breach of international rules,' while Taoiseach Micheál Martin described the attack as 'completely unacceptable' and stressed peacekeepers' safety must be respected by all.
- Ireland lodged a formal objection with Israel and renewed its UNIFIL mandate for another 12 months as its contingent continues monitoring and maintaining impartial peacekeeping in a volatile environment.
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Ireland lodges protest letter over 'reckless' Israeli gunfire near Irish troops
IRELAND is to lodge a formal letter of objection with Israel after shots were fired in the vicinity of peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. The incident came during a joint Irish United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) and Lebanese Armed Forces patrol close to the Blue Line on Thursday. None of the Irish personnel – who were recently deployed to Unifil as part of the 126th Infantry Battalion – were injured in the incident. Oglaigh na hEire…
Ireland to lodge letter of objection to Israel over shots fired close to patrol
Minister for Defence Simon Harris described the incident in southern Lebanon on Thursday as ‘reckless, intimidatory, totally unacceptable’. Ireland is to lodge a formal letter of objection with Israel after shots were fired in the vicinity of peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. The incident came during a joint Irish United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) and Lebanese Armed Forces patrol close to the Blue Line on Thursday. None of the Iri…
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