google-site-verification: googlec7193c3de77668c9.html

Irish troops ‘safe’ after rocket hits Lebanon camp

All Irish soldiers are “safe and well” after a rocket struck their UN peacekeeping base in Lebanon on Thursday morning, the Taoiseach (Irish PM) Simon Harris has said.

Hundreds of Irish peacekeepers are headquartered at a base known as Camp Shamrock in southern Lebanon, about 7 km (4 miles) from the border with Israel.

The Irish Defence Forces say all personnel have been accounted for and all are uninjured after the rocket, thought to match Hezbollah equipment.

The Chief of Staff for the Irish Defence Forces, Lt Gen Sean Clancy, confirmed that the rocket fell inside the camp.

He said it caused “minimal, minimal damage” on the ground of an “unoccupied area”.


Source link

Views: 1

See also  Western Trust condemns racial abuse of healthcare staff

Check Also

Politics: Northern Ireland councillors say ‘salary not attractive’ to young candidates

In a letter to the communities minister, NACNI called for a “reasonable allowance” for councillors. …

European Athletics Championships: Mark English wins historic gold in Birmingham

In the race after English’s historic win, Ireland won their second medal of the night …

Michael Ryan: Family of Irish plane crash victim awarded $29m in damages

The widow of an Irish United Nations employee, who died in 2019 following a Boeing …

Leave a Reply

Available for Amazon Prime