US EditionUN peacekeepers say Israeli forces fire on them in southern Lebanon
- On Sunday, Israeli military forces opened fire on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, which UNIFIL called a `serious violation` of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701.
- Misidentifying the patrol due to poor weather, the Israel Defense Forces said, `After a review, it was determined that the suspects were UN soldiers who were conducting a patrol in the area and were classified as suspects due to poor weather conditions`.
- UNIFIL said the fire came from a Merkava tank inside Lebanon toward UNIFIL peacekeepers on foot near the El Hamames patrol, with heavy machine‑gun fire landing five metres away and the tank withdrawing after contact with Israeli military channels.
- None of the UNIFIL peacekeepers were reported wounded, and the Israeli military said the incident is under review through the military's review process.
- Against a backdrop of last year's ceasefire, Israel accuses Hezbollah of rearming while Lebanon's government says Israeli violations, including five Israeli posts and airstrikes in southern Lebanon, destabilize the region.
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Israeli soldiers have opened fire on UN blue helmet soldiers in southern Lebanon.
Israel Attacks UNIFIL Peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon - News From Antiwar.com
Adding to a growing number of such incidents, the UNIFIL peacekeepers in southern Lebanon reported on Sunday that the Israeli military attacked their personnel. This incident saw Israeli tanks fire on the UNIFIL near one of the military outposts the IDF has built in Lebanese territory. No UNIFIL troops were…
Israel assures itself that it has not "deliberately" targeted UNIFIL members.
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Aristegui NoticiasThe United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has reported that Israeli soldiers have fired on members of the international mission this Sunday from a Merkava battle cart inside Lebanese territory occupied by Israeli forces. "The heavy machine gun fire hit about five metres from the 'blue helmets', which were on foot and had to take refuge taking advantage of the ground," explained the FINUL in a statement published in its X account. 'Blu…
Again and again the blue helmets in Lebanon get between the fronts. Now the UN mission of the Israeli army again accuses the soldiers of fire. Israel wants to investigate the incident and argues with a bad view.
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