Irish troops 'well and accounted for' as peacekeepers hit by gunfire in Lebanon

Rescue workers keep searching for victims at the site of Thursday's Israeli airstrike in Beirut. Picture: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar

All Irish peacekeepers deployed in Lebanon are accounted for and well, the Defence Forces said on Saturday afternoon. The update comes are Unifil peacekeepers were struck by gunfire in Lebanon on Friday evening.

In a statement on Saturday morning, Unifil said: "Last night, a peacekeeper at Unifi’s headquarters in Naqoura was hit by gunfire due to ongoing military activity nearby.