Ireland’s military says a base for Irish peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon has been hit by a rocket fired toward Israel. No one was injured.
Lt. Gen. Sean Clancy, chief of staff of Ireland’s defense forces, says the Katyusha rocket landed in an unoccupied area of Camp Shamrock yesterday, causing “minimal damage.”
He says the rocket was traveling toward Israel, and it is unclear whether it fell or was taken down by Israel’s Iron Dome defense system.
About 350 Irish soldiers are currently deployed as peacekeepers with the United Nations mission in Lebanon known as UNIFIL.
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris describes the incident as “extremely serious” and says not enough is being done to protect peacekeeping troops amid the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
“I really reiterate my call in relation to the need for people to respect international law and respect the specific protections that are provided to peacekeepers in relation to that,” he says.
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