Three UN peacekeepers lightly injured in south Lebanon 'explosion'
The Hindu
UN peacekeepers injured near Lebanon's border amid Hezbollah-Israel cross-border clashes, highlighting UNIFIL's crucial role in peacekeeping.
Three United Nations peacekeepers suffered light injuries Sunday (August 18, 2024), the United Nations said, after a blast near their vehicle close to Lebanon's southern border, where Hezbollah and Israel have traded near-daily fire.
The Iran-backed Hezbollah group has exchanged cross-border fire with the Israeli army in support of ally Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack on Israel sparked the Gaza war.
"Earlier today, three peacekeepers on patrol were lightly injured when an explosion occurred near their clearly marked UN vehicle in the vicinity of Yarine, in south Lebanon," the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said in a statement.
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"All peacekeepers in the patrol returned safely to their base. We are looking into the incident," it added.
Earlier Sunday, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency had reported that "Israeli enemy warplanes" struck the village of Dhayra, about one kilometre (0.6 miles) from Yarine, "resulting in injuries".
A UNIFIL source said that the explosion that injured the peacekeepers was probably a nearby air strike, but "not a direct hit".
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