"In May this year, Irish soldiers of the 126th Infantry Battalion, patrolling with the Lebanese Armed Forces near the village of Yaroun in southern Lebanon were fired on by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The incident lasted for around half an hour, with 30 shots reportedly fired. The Irish soldiers didn't return fire. They followed protocol and returned to their base."
"The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), established in 1978, patrols Lebanon's southern border with Israel. The mandate for the operation is renewed annually, and its current authorisation expires on August 31. The Irish Defence Forces currently has around 340 personnel deployed at Camp Shamrock in Lebanon and more than 10,000 Irish troops have served there since 1978. The draft resolution will go before the UN Security Council in New York later today."
UNIFIL, established in 1978, patrols Lebanon's southern border with Israel and has an annually renewed mandate that currently expires on August 31. The Irish Defence Forces deploy about 340 personnel at Camp Shamrock and over 10,000 Irish troops have served with UNIFIL since 1978. Irish soldiers were fired on by the IDF in May while patrolling with the Lebanese Armed Forces; they did not return fire and followed protocol. Private Seán Rooney was killed in December 2022 after an ambush near Al-Aqbiya. A French draft resolution requests UNIFIL cease operations by December 31, 2026 and begin withdrawal within a year.
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