A patrol of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon came under Israeli army fire, although no soldiers were injured
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (Finul) confirmed today, Saturday, that one of its patrols was hit by Israeli army gunfire in the south of the country during a quiet time on the border, and added that no member of it was found. injured. “Today, around 12:00 local time, a Fenol patrol was hit by Israeli army fire. [Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel] The mission said on the X Network (formerly Twitter) in the vicinity of Aitaroun in southern Lebanon.
The mission confirmed that “no peacekeepers were harmed, but the vehicle was damaged.” This incident occurred during a period of relative calm along the Blue Line, the de facto border between Lebanon and Israel.
Only on Friday, the commander of the Fenol forces, Spanish Lieutenant General Aroldo Lazaro, urged those “exchanging fire” along the Blue Line to “stop this cycle of violence, strongly reminding everyone that any further escalation could have devastating consequences.” In the statement, the United Nations mission described this attack “against peacekeeping forces assigned to reduce tensions and restore stability in southern Lebanon” as “deeply disturbing.”
After relative calm prevailed yesterday on the border between Israel and Lebanon, in parallel with the truce in Gaza, the Israeli army confirmed this morning that it shot down a surface-to-air missile before it entered its airspace, and that it was launched from Lebanon towards an Israeli reconnaissance drone, but it “did not “It was damaged and continued its mission.” “In response to the launch, IDF fighter jets attacked Hezbollah’s terrorist infrastructure [considerada la organización paramilitar más potente de Oriente Próximo]. An army spokesman said: “During the incident, an interceptor missile was also launched.”
During the morning of this day, after that incident, sirens were sounded twice on the northern border of Israel due to “infiltration of a suspicious air object,” which was intercepted and shot down in both cases by Israeli air defenses. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks that were launched from Lebanon. Hezbollah has not announced any movement against northern Israel since the implementation of the truce yesterday between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas. Sources close to Hezbollah confirmed its commitment to the truce in the Palestinian sector, but so far no official announcement has been issued in this regard.
As part of the Gaza war, Hezbollah and Israel engaged in the worst cross-border attacks since the 2006 war, an outbreak that has already displaced more than 26,000 people, and at least 77 dead and nearly 300 wounded in Lebanon alone. province. (Effy)
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