UN Troops Injured by Israeli Tank Fire, UN Peacekeepers Report

Published on October 10, 2024

Two U.N. peacekeepers were hospitalized on Oct. 10 after an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tank fired on and toppled their watchtower in southern Lebanon, according to a U.N. multinational peacekeeping mission. The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), a U.N. mission in the country, reported the Israeli tank fire incident on Thursday. “This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall. The injuries are fortunately, this time, not serious, but they remain in hospital,” the UNIFIL said in a statement....

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