Irish peacekeepers safe after coming under fire in Lebanon

The patrol returned to UNP 2-45 following the incident and all personnel were accounted for. File picture

Members of the Irish Defence Forces serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon came under small-arms fire during a routine patrol near Bint Jbeil on Thursday evening.

The incident occurred at around 6pm, when a patrol from the 127th Infantry Battalion, operating with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), was fired upon.