UN Peacekeepers Say Israeli Forces Fired on Them in Southern Lebanon

UNIFIL says Israeli forces fired on them in southern Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said Wednesday that Israeli forces fired on its peacekeepers a day earlier in the country's south, urging Israel's army to "cease aggressive behaviour". It is the latest such incident reported by the peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, where UNIFIL acts as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon and has been working with Lebanon's army to support a year-old truce between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezboll…

“Border Chaos: UN Says IDF Shot at Them — Israel Says the Truth Is Very Different”

In a fast-moving exchange of accusations along the volatile Israel–Lebanon frontier, the Israel Defense Forces firmly denied UNIFIL claims that its peacekeepers had come under Israeli fire on Monday. The military says the gunfire originated from an operational incident involving a suspected infiltrator — not UN personnel. According to the IDF, troops stationed at the Hamames post, just across the border from the Israeli town of Metula, identifi…

UNIFIL says Israeli forces fired on peacekeepers in Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said Israeli forces had fired on its peacekeepers in the countrys south, urging Israels army to "cease aggressive behavior".

UN peacekeepers say Israeli forces fired on them in southern Lebanon

Last month UNIFIL said Israeli soldiers shot at its troops in the south, while Israel's military said it mistook blue helmets for "suspects" and fired warning s