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Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, wounding two

UNIFIL says Israeli soldiers ‘deliberately fired at and disabled’ on-site monitoring cameras prior to Labbouneh attack.

The Israeli military “repeatedly” fired at UNIFIL headquarters and positions in southern Lebanon, injuring two members of the peacekeeping force, the United Nations says, as Israel presses on with its assault on Hezbollah.

UNIFIL – the UN Interim Force in Lebanon – said on Thursday that two of its peacekeepers were injured after an Israeli tank “fired its weapon” at a guard tower at the group’s headquarters, located in the border area town of Naqoura.

The attack on the tower had caused the two peacekeepers to fall. “The injuries are fortunately, this time, not serious, but they remain in hospital,” said UNIFIL in a statement.

The Israeli soldiers also fired on a UN position – named “1-31”- in the village of Labbouneh, “hitting the entrance to the bunker where peacekeepers were sheltering, and damaging vehicles and a communications system”, it said.

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