Members of the Irish Defence Forces have come under “small arms fire” in south Lebanon.
A Defence Forces spokesperson said the incident took place at 6pm yesterday evening, adding “all our personnel are well and accounted for”.
The spokesperson said the 127th Infantry Battalion came under fire while out on patrol and “initiated immediate action drills”.
The battalion is part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the south of the country.
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Defence Forces said the battalion’s actions and the armoured vehicles they were in “ensured the safety of all troops”.
It added that the battalion returned to Camp Shamrock following the patrol.
The Defence Forces condemned the incident and added that it will continue to “enact the UNIFIL mandate by monitoring and reporting on the situation in southern Lebanon”.
In August, the UN Security Council voted to end the decades long mission in southern Lebanon following pressure from the United States and Israel.
UNIFIL is Ireland’s longest peacekeeping mission.