Irish soldiers take shelter in south Lebanon amid 'sporadic' fire across border with Israel

UN peacekeepers patrolling on the Lebanese side of the Lebanon-Israel border on Friday. Sporadic acts of violence have been reported over the past days along the tense border. Picture: Bilal Hussein/AP

Irish Defence Forces personnel serving with Unifil, the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon, have had to take shelter in the south of the country amid "sporadic" exchanges of fire across the Lebanon-Israel border.

The Irish soldiers are responsible for manning an area in south Lebanon known as the “Blue Line”, which separates it from Israel.