A shocking photograph shows an Israeli Merkava tank outside a UNIFIL Irish peacekeeper base in Lebanon, highlighting the dangerous proximity of Irish troops to the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
This is the shock moment Irish soldiers stared down the barrel of a deadly Israel i tank – right at their door.
READ MORE: Irish UN peacekeepers not budging from Lebanon outpost despite Israel's evacuation requestThey show Israeli armour, jeeps and soldiers right at the Irish post. The Israelis set up an FOB, or forward operating base, right outside 6-52, which is close to the town of Maroun El Ras – a key target for Israel in its invasion of Lebanon.
UNP6-52 is a small outpost close to the Blue Line, the de facto border between Israel and Lebanon and about 8kms from the main Irish base, UNP2-45, better known as Camp Shamrock. Some 350 Irish troops are normally based in Shamrock, but around 70 were on leave in Ireland when Israel mounted what it is calling a limited incursion into southern Lebanon earlier this week.
The brave Irish soldiers are taking shelter in special HESCO bunkers inside 6-52, which protects them from bullets and bombs.
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