Lebanon's Hizbullah has denied that its affiliates were involved in the killing of an Irish United Nations peacekeeping force (UNIFIL) soldier last year. A senior Lebanese judicial source said on Thursday that the military court had charged "5 people, some of whom are members of Hezbollah and its allied Amal movement" The evidence was derived from camera recordings in which the defendants identify themselves as Hezbollah members, the source said.
On 15 December 2022, Sean Rooney, 23, was killed in a shooting incident targeting a UN force vehicle in southern Lebanon.