The Defence Forces said the operation will “hopefully” be the last one the 22-year-old requires
, from Killeagh, Co Cork, was critically injured after shots were fired at their vehicle as they travelled from the Irish base of operations in the south to Beirut Airport.
The two other Irish soldiers on board suffered minor injuries. It was the first fatal attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon since 2015. The vehicle was undertaking an administrative run to Beirut airport when it became separated from a second UN vehicle and took a non-standard route off the main highway between Beirut and South Lebanon.
Parallel investigations into the attack are being conducted by the Defence Forces with the support of An Garda Síochána and by the Lebanese authorities.against one individual detained in late December who has been described by a local military source as “the main suspect”. The court also issued charges against six other suspects not in custody for their involvement in the attack on the Irish peacekeepers in South Lebanon.
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