Camp Shamrock struck by rocket, Irish peacekeepers safe

Camp Shamrock, where hundreds of Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon are based, was struck by a rocket last night.

The Chief of Staff for the Irish Defence Forces confirmed the incident when speaking in Athlone this morning.

Camp Shamrock is the base for hundreds of Irish peacekeepers.

It is situated about 7 kilometres from the border with Israel, and is close to towns and villages which are controlled by, or sympathetic to, Hezbollah.

Lieutenant General Sean Clancy said: "It was our assessment, [that the rocket was] traveling from north to south into Israel."

"A lot of these are undirected, unguided and therefore unpredictable rockets, and they have been known to fall out, being taken down by the iron dome.

"It did fall in an unoccupied area of the actual camp itself and caused minimal, minimal damage on the ground."

He said all Irish personnel are safe and well.

The rocket was a Russian-made Katusha rocket.