The Chief of Staff for the Irish Defence Forces confirmed the incident
The base of hundreds of Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon has been hit by a rocket, it has been confirmed.
READ MORE: Irish UN peacekeepers not budging from Lebanon outpost despite Israel's evacuation request Lieutenant General Sean Clancy said: "It was our assessment the rocket was traveling from north to south into Israel."
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