US EditionCAF members reported safe after missile intercepted near Israel-Lebanon border
Canadian Armed Forces at UNIFIL headquarters in southern Lebanon are safe after a projectile strike amid escalating regional conflict involving Iran-backed Hezbollah, the Canadian government said.
- On Sunday, a missile was intercepted near the Israel-Lebanon border, causing damage at Camp Naqoura; Defence Minister David McGuinty confirmed all Canadian Armed Forces members deployed on Operation Jade are safe and accounted for.
- Escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah have intensified, complicating Operation Jade, which monitors regional stability alongside over 10,000 peacekeepers tasked with maintaining peace in southern Lebanon.
- Press secretary Maya Ouferhat stated, "Our CAF members deployed on Operation Jade are safe and accounted for," while McGuinty's office declined further details citing "operational security reasons."
- Conservative defence critic James Bezan called the government's delayed disclosure of a March 1 Iranian strike on a Kuwaiti base "shameful," intensifying scrutiny over threat notification policies.
- Regional security risks remain high as hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah continue, requiring the government to balance operational security with growing demands for transparency regarding personnel safety.
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Projectile hits U.N. peacekeeping headquarters in southern Lebanon
A projectile hit the headquarters of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, according to UNIFIL. The mission said it believes the projectile was fired by a non-state actor. The impact happened just before noon Sunday at the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, in Naqoura, a coastal town in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel. UNIFIL is the U.N. peacekeeping force deployed in southern Lebano…
Hezbollah said on Saturday that its members targeted Israeli soldiers along the border.
The Toronto Star
CAF members reported safe after missile intercepted near Israel-Lebanon border
Defence Minister David McGuinty's office says it received reports of damage near the Israel-Lebanon border at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Camp Naqoura, after a missile was intercepted
A camp where Canadian peacekeepers are usually based as part of the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has been damaged since Sunday by shrapnel and projectiles, due to fighting between the Israeli army and Hezbollah. No injuries were reported in the UN force.
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Timmins TodayCP CAF members safe after missile intercepted near Israel-Lebanon border
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty's office says it received reports of damage near the Israel-Lebanon border at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Camp Naqoura, after a missile was intercepted on Sunday.
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