Israeli strike wounds two UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Two U.N. peacekeepers were injured on Friday by an Israeli strike near their watchtower in south Lebanon, the Israeli military said, while blasts shook the peacekeepers' main base in the area for the second time in 48 hours as Israeli forces battled Hezbollah.
The UNIFIL force said the incident was a "serious development", and that the security of U.N. personnel and property must be guaranteed.
France summoned Israel's ambassador, and issued a joint statement with Italy and Spain saying such attacks were "unjustifiable". U.S. President Joe Biden said he was asking Israel to not hit the UNIFIL forces. Russia said it was "outraged" and demanded Israel refrain from "hostile actions" against the peacekeepers.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had already condemned the attacks on U.N. personnel.
The Israeli military expressed "deep concern" and said two peacekeepers had been injured by Israeli fire as it was engaging Hezbollah. It said they had been warned hours earlier to take shelter. The United Nations said both were from Sri Lanka.
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah erupted one year ago when the Iranian-backed group began launching rockets at northern Israel in support of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, at the start of the Gaza war. (Reuters)





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