Irish troops safe as UN peacekeepers attacked by Israel at Lebanese border

A Hezbollah rescue worker, left, and a Lebanese Civil Defence worker, right, stand on the rubble of destroyed buildings at commercial street that was hit Saturday night by Israeli airstrikes, in NAbatiyeh town, south Lebanon. Picture: AP

The UN has said its peacekeepers were attacked by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) soldiers on the Lebanese border - the fourth such incident in as many days for Unifil troops.

This latest attack came as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the United Nations to evacuate troops in its Unifil peacekeeping force from combat areas in Lebanon.