Unifil

Defence Forces confirm all Irish peacekeepers accounted for and well, as Tánaiste condemns ‘war crime’ in northern Gaza

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu urges UN to evacuate peacekeepers from combat areas in Lebanon

Security sources say it is vital for Unifil to remain, even if only to act as ‘eyes and ears’ of the world, as Israel advances into southern Lebanon pursuing Hizbullah

White House says it is ‘deeply concerned’ by reports of the IDF firing on UN troops

Israel warned civilians not to return to homes to avoid harm from fighting in ongoing conflict with Hizbullah

Defence Forces will issue statement that ‘all Irish troops are accounted for and are well’, Martin tells the Dáil

Area around United Nations post manned by Irish soldiers was scene of intense fighting between Israel and Hizbullah last week

Michael D Higgins, in his capacity as supreme commander of the Defence Forces, said threats had been made by Israel to the Unifil peacekeeping force

Israel rejects criticism, saying claim that IDF had threatened Unifil forces was ‘unfounded and inflammatory’

Request rejected on day when 24 Irish citizens managed to leave country with Dutch and Canadian assistance

Israeli forces suffered heavy casualities on Wednesday in an Hizbullah ambush near an Irish outpost

If an Israeli invasion pushed north up to the Litani river, Irish troops would be caught in the centre of fighting

Camp Shamrock is less than 30 minutes’ drive from Lebanon’s southern border

Some 375 personnel are deployed in south Lebanon which has been heavily bombarded by Israel

Outer shell of Unifil armoured utility vehicles pierced by shrapnel but no injuries sustained

Donegal man (24) was killed in an attack on a convoy of Irish peacekeepers in December 2022

About 280,000 pieces of equipment, worth close to €23m, to be shipped home by sea

Independent TD Cathal Berry’s comments come after Israel targeted a Hamas political leader in Beirut earlier this week

Lt Col Stephen MacEoin, commander of IrishPolBatt battalion of Irish, Polish, Hungarian and Maltese soldiers, on serving with Unifil force

Troops have repeatedly sheltered in bunkers during intense shelling and rocket launches since outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas

Mohammad Ayyad is charged with multiple offences relating to the lethal attack on a convoy of Irish peacekeepers

Nepalese peacekeeper injured in latest shelling as all Irish forces accounted for and safe - Defence Forces

Hizbullah militants have been firing rockets into Israel from the Irish area of operations

Soldiers on Lebanon-Israel border forced to shelter after exchanges between Lebanese and Israeli territory

Conditions deteriorating within besieged Gaza as civilian deaths from Israeli air strikes continue to rise

Defence Forces members are stationed at ‘Blue Line’ between Israel and Hizbullah amid Gaza conflict

Thousands wounded in Israel and Gaza after escalation of conflict following surprise attack by militants on Saturday

Irish troops will be able to move freely under new mandate but tensions remain with Hezbollah

Department of Defence is attempting to confirm reports Mahmoud Bazzi was released last month in Lebanon

Criminal trial of five men allegedly involved in attack on convoy of Irish soldiers expected to begin in September

Defence Forces involvement in Undof mission in Syria likely to come to an end

Soldier was injured during convoy attack that killed Pte Seán Rooney in Lebanon

Tánaiste Micheál Martin visits Irish troops serving with Unifil as part of official visit to Lebanon

Suspect handed over to Lebanese investigators is a supporter of Hizbullah “but not a member”

Hizbullah says man detained is a supporter of the militia, but not a member

Mandate was renewed and slightly amended in August, authorising Unifil ‘to conduct its operations independently’

Country’s ambassador to Ireland tells Micheál Martin and soldier’s family ‘Seán’s sacrifice will not be in vain’

The tragic death of Private Sean Rooney in Lebanon last week marks the first Irish peacekeeper death in combat in the region since 1999. The 23 year old was a member of the UN's 10,000-strong mission, Unifil. It's understood the vehicle became surrounded by an angry mob near the coastal down of Al Aqbieh on the night of Wednesday, 14th December. But why would the UN vehicle be the target of such ire? And what has caused the ratcheting up of tension in the Hizbullah-controlled in the region? Crime and Security Correspondent, Conor Gallagher, and retired Lieutenant Colonel and military historian, Dan Harvey, frame the conflict and analyse the threat on this episode of In The News.

Danny Boy and The Sally Gardens floated in the air at Pte Rooney’s Dundalk farewell

Body of peacekeeper (24) killed while working on UN mission in Lebanon arrived back in Ireland on Monday