based israeli heroes open fire on micks from the commie un protecting some dumb terrorists. > irish troops are accounted for and well after a reported strike near a unifil base in lebanon, the defences forces have confirmed. tnaiste (irish deputy prime minister) michel martin told the dil of the news on thursday. "i'm in a position to report to the house that i understand a statement will issue shortly from our defence forces stating all irish accounted for and well in lebanon," he said. un sources told reuters news agency that israeli troops opened fire at three positions held by un peacekeepers in southern lebanon on thursday. 'deeply concerned' in a statement, taoiseach (irish prime minister) simon harris said he is "deeply concerned" by reports that the israel defence forces (idf) have fired at unifil positions at its headquarters in naqoura. "we send our solidarity to the military personnel who suffered light injuries as a result," harris said. he said members of the irish defence forces serving with unifil, both in camp shamrock and in posts close to the blue line, "were not involved and remain well". "they are continuing to carry out their mission with distinction, despite the extremely difficult circumstances," the taoiseach said. he said that "firing on peacekeepers can never be tolerated or acceptable".
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