Camp Shamrock is less than 30 minutes’ drive from Lebanon’s southern border
Camp Shamrock in south Lebanon . Hizbullah has a record of firing rockets from near Unifil positions in the hope of discouraging Israel from responding with artillery or drones.
In recent months the windows of Camp Shamrock, the main Irish outpost, have regularly shook from the force of nearby explosions. Soldiers have observed Hizbullah forces firing missiles from the vicinity of the camp and have been forced to take cover in bunkers many times before the inevitable Israeli counterstrike lands.
Experts believe if an Israeli invasion takes place it will likely be confined to the south of the country. Camp Shamrock is less than 30 minutes’ drive from the southern border, meaning Irish troops would find themselves at the heart of the fighting. They would be in considerable danger from artillery and rocket attacks by both sides. Hizbullah has a record of firing rockets from near Unifil positions in the hope of discouraging Israel from responding with artillery or drones.
This is essentially what happened during previous Israeli incursions in 1982, 1986 and during the IDF’s so-called Grapes of Wrath operation in 1996. During those invasions Irish troops could do little more than count the Israeli tanks as they drove by.
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