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Shots fired at Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon (www.bbc.com)

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Irish soldiers, who are serving as peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, have come under fire while on a joint patrol with the Lebanese Armed Forces, the Tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) has said.

The incident happened near the Blue Line in South Lebanon.

A number of small arm rounds were fired in the vicinity of the area in which the patrol was operating, the Irish Defence Force said.

There were no reported injuries and no damage to the armoured vehicles they were operating from.

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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Pro-genocide Israelis hate the Irish in particular, because Ireland consistently has the largest support for the Palestinian cause in all of Europe. As recent victims of violent imperialism the Irish know it when they see it.

[–] BurningRiver@beehaw.org 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I’m across the pond, and I’ve heard the term “Paddystinians” more than once. I thought I remembered reading that the IRA taught the PLO how to rig up car bombs, but I may be mistaken about that.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I believe the IRA ran guns to the PLO, from memory.

[–] BurningRiver@beehaw.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Did a little digging, and we might both be right. (Not me about the cars though)

https://archive.is/raUZl

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago

The other way around too if I wasn't tricked by random internet people.