Israeli Troops Fire at 3 UNIFIL Positions in Southern Lebanon, U.N. Source Says
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, 14 Oct 2024
Reuters - TRANSCEND Media Service
Lebanon Oct 2024 – Reuters
10 Oct 2024 – Israeli troops opened fire at three positions held by U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon today, according to a U.N. source who was not immediately able to specify the type of fire.
The source said one of the locations fired at was the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon UNIFIL’s main base at Naqoura.
There was no official statement from UNIFIL or immediate comment from the Israeli military.
Hezbollah said earlier it had targeted an Israeli tank with guided missiles while it was advancing to the border area of Ras al-Naqoura, before attacking an Israeli force with a missile salvo while the force was trying to pull injured soldiers out of the area.
UNIFIL had said on Sunday that it was “deeply concerned by recent activities” by the Israeli military near a peacekeeper position in southwestern Lebanon.
It did not provide details, but said the activities were dangerous and that it was “unacceptable to compromise the safety of U.N. peacekeepers carrying out their Security Council-mandated tasks”.
In a letter to Israel’s military dated Oct. 3 and seen by Reuters, UNIFIL had objected to Israeli military vehicles and troops positioning themselves “in immediate proximity” to U.N. positions, “thereby endangering the safety and security of UNIFIL personnel and premises”.
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Reporting by Maya Gebeily in Beirut, Clauda Tanios in Dubai and Maayan Lubell in Jerusalem; Editing by Alison Williams and Kevin Liffey
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Direct violence,
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