UN peacekeepers in Lebanon have taken hits from the Israeli army at it wides its attacks across the country
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon have taken hits from the Israeli army at it wides its attacks across the country.
The UN mission is now being confronted by Israeli tanks in close proximity. A UNIFIL observation tower was targeted in an attack by an Israeli Merkava tank on Thursday, which hospitalized two UN peacekeepers. Then, on Friday, the UNIFIL headquarters was again targeted, with a number of walls at the compound being destroyed.
„This morning, UNIFIL’s Naqoura headquarters was affected by explosions for the second time in the last 48 hours“, the organization said in a statement on Friday. „Two peacekeepers were injured after two explosions occurred close to an observation tower.
