Beirut, Lebanon, Nov 16, 2025 (AFP) - UN peacekeepers say Israeli forces fired on them in southern Lebanon

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2025-11-16

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Sunday that Israeli soldiers had shot at its peacekeepers from a tank near an army position in the country's south. "This morning, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired on UNIFIL peacekeepers from a Merkava tank from near a position Israel has established in Lebanese territory," the force said in a statement, adding heavy machine gun rounds hit about five metres from the peacekeepers. lk/j......

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