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Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

news.un.org Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon early Thursday morning, according to UNIFIL, the mission operating along the Security Council-mandated “Blue Line” of separation between the two countries which they patrol.

Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

The UN mission said in a statement. “This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall

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