Irish Peacekeeper Pte Seán Rooney (24) out of the 27th Infantry Battalion in Dundalk, Ireland was killed south Lebanon after an armored vehicle carrying four soldiers was attacked on the 14th of December 2022.
Operating since March 1978, UNIFIL has around 10,500 peacekeepers coming from 48 troop contributing countries as of January 2023. The force has suffered 325 fatalities and even more injured/ wounded.