An analysis of footage released by the Israel Defense Forces in recent days shows how Irish soldiers serving with the United Nations in Lebanon were narrowly missed by an Israeli air strike on Saturday evening.
The footage indicates vehicles in which they were travelling were 50 metres away when the air strike landed, having passed the location targeted a few seconds earlier.
On Sunday, the Irish Defence Forces said in a statement that a two-vehicle patrol was caught in "an explosive blast of unknown origin" at 8pm local time the previous night.
"The Defence Forces can confirm all personnel are safe and accounted for," the statement added.
"There were no casualties, and both vehicles and all personnel recovered to the Irish position of UNP 2-45."
UNP 2-45 is the military post designation for Camp Shamrock, the main base for Irish UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.
Eight peacekeepers, six Irish and two Polish, were involved in the patrol. It is understood they were travelling in United Nations-marked vehicles.
Watch: Analysis of Israel Defence Forces footage
That same evening, the Israeli military released footage of several strikes carried out in southern Lebanon after, it said, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) "were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory."
The Israeli military said the UAVs crossed into Israel "between 19:27-19:44" and strikes were carried out in response. It added that "the Israeli Air Force struck Hezbollah military structures and a weapons storage facility in the areas of Hanine".
An RTÉ analysis of the footage geolocated one of the blasts shown in the Israeli military compilation of strikes to a building on the edge of Hanine, along the main route from Camp Shamrock towards the town.
The blast footage shows two vehicles moving away from the location hit as the strike happens.
The Irish Defence Forces has not yet commented on the footage. It said in a statement that an investigation is on-going.
Speaking in Dublin on Sunday, Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin said more details would be provided later.
"It is a serious incident; it illustrates the wider escalation of the war in Lebanon in terms of the danger to peacekeepers and the civilian population in Lebanon itself. It's matter of greatest concern," Mr Martin said.
Vehicles the soldiers were travelling in were damaged in the blast, according to the Tánaiste, who visited Irish troops stationed at Camp Shamrock in May.
"Shrapnel or whatever appears to have pierced the vehicles," he said.
In recent hours, Lebanese media outlets have published footage of the aftermath of the strike in the area, showing significant destruction to buildings.
The footage published by several outlets shows one building completely flattened and major damage caused to another nearby.
