Irish soldiers unharmed as two Sri Lankan peacekeepers injured in IDF fire on UNIFIL main base [Video]

LAST UPDATE | 14 hrs ago

TWO UN PEACEKEEPERS HAVE been injured in the second day of alleged Israeli firing on UNIFIL positions at their headquarters in Naqoura – the second such incident in the last 24 hours. 

The Journal has learned that the injured soldiers are not Irish and are from one of the 50 countries that have provided soldiers to the 10,000 strong contingent of personnel serving in the mission.

Reports from South Lebanon have said two people have been injured at least one of them seriously injured – they are understood to be Sri Lankan.

Sources also said that there was firing near the Polish manned outpost UNP 6-50 which is inside the Irish area of operations. The Polish troops are in a battalion are work in conjunction with Irish soldiers. 

6-50 is further west from the Irish outpost of UNP 6-52 where 30 Irish soldiers are located. 

Yesterday two Indonesian peacekeeping soldiers …