Irish peacekeepers safe after Camp Shamrock struck by Katusha rocket
All Irish personnel are safe and accounted for at the base in Lebanon following last night's attack
The Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces confirmed this morning that Irish peacekeepers are safe after Camp Shamrock was struck was a rocket last night.
The base which is used by hundreds of Irish peacekeepers is situated seven kilometres from the border with Israel and it is understood that the Russian-made Katusha rocket was headed from north to south into Israel when it struck the camp.
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said he is receiving regular updates on the Irish peacekeepers serving in Lebanon and had been briefed on the rocket strike on Camp Shamrock and that troops are safe and well following the strike.
The rocket follows attacks on Irish peacekeepers as reported on a month ago when the commander of Irish peacekeepers in south Lebanon said that the targeting and injuring of United Nations soldiers is "totally unacceptable".
Last month, Israeli soldiers took up positions close to an outpost UNP 6-52 which is manned by thirty Irish troops close to the border between Israel and Lebanon.
Attacks by Israeli troops have left a number of UN peacekeepers injured as the Israeli Defence Forces escalated its conflict with the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.