UN accuses Israeli forces of firing near peacekeepers in S. Lebanon

NAMPA / Xinhua

2025-11-16

BEIRUT, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Sunday that Israeli forces opened fire near its peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, calling the incident a "serious violation" of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. UNIFIL said Israeli troops fired from a Merkava tank positioned near an Israeli post inside Lebanese territory, with heavy machine gun rounds landing about five meters from peacekeepers on foot......

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