Six people have been arrested following an attack on Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon on Thursday, the Lebanese army has said. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) came under small fire from militants near the village of Bint Jbeil in the Irish area of operations. A group of Defence Forces soldiers were patrolling in armoured utility vehicles (AUVs) when they were approached by six men on three mopeds. In a statement in Arabic on Saturday, the Lebanese military said it immediately followed up on the incident and has arrested six people. “We will continue to enact the Unifil mandate by monitoring and reporting on the situation in southern Lebanon and condemn any attacks on peacekeepers,” the Defence Forces said.

Source: The Irish Times December 07, 2025 03:36 UTC