Israeli forces deliberately attack UNIFIL personnel in Lebanon after using them as human shields to protect themselves against the Lebanese army.
UNIFIL confirmed two peacekeepers were wounded when an Israeli tank fired at an observation tower at its headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon and causing havoc in the Middle East.
Israeli forces deliberately attack UNIFIL personnel
Israeli “soldiers also fired on UN position (UNP) 1-31 in Ras Naqoura, hitting the entrance to the bunker where peacekeepers were sheltering, and damaging vehicles and a communications system”, it said in a statement, adding an Israeli “drone was observed flying inside the UN position up to the bunker entrance”.
On Wednesday, UNIFIL said Israeli soldiers “deliberately fired at” perimeter-monitoring cameras and disabled them.
“They also deliberately fired on UNP 1-32A, where regular Tripartite meetings were held before the conflict began, damaging lighting and a relay station,” it said. “Any deliberate attack on peacekeepers is a grave violation of international humanitarian law and of Security Council Resolution 1701.”
Italy summons Israeli ambassador
Italy’s defence minister has summoned the Israeli ambassador, after the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said it had been hit by deliberate Israeli tank fire.
The UNIFIL force, which has some 10,000 peacekeepers in south Lebanon, said that Israeli tank fire on its headquarters wounded two members.
Civilians killed and residential buildings destroyed by overnight strikes on south Lebanon
Southern Lebanon was targeted overnight by more strikes from Israel, killing 7 civilians and destroying residential buildings as well as killing five health workers. The city of Beirut was also hit in civilian areas with casm indiscriminate of missiles and barrages.
Lebanese state media has been reporting that air strikes have continued in the south of the country again today with more casualties coming in every hour.