Irish peacekeepers have faced anger and aggression amid frustration at the UN in south Lebanon following recent devastation in the region.Scores of people fled villages and towns in south Lebanon, and also across the border in north Israel, following hostilities across the UN's blue line which divides the countries last autumn.The Irish are among peacekeeping troops with United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) stationed along that line for decades, but recently conflict has seen them ha

Irish peacekeepers have faced anger and aggression amid frustration at the UN in south Lebanon following recent devastation in the region.Scores of people fled villages and towns in south Lebanon, and also across the border in north Israel, following hostilities across the UN's blue line which divides the countries last autumn.The Irish are among peacekeeping troops with United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) stationed along that line for decades, but recently conflict has seen them having to be confined to bunkers for periods of time..