Lebanon: UNIFIL patrol comes under fire, no peacekeepers injured
The UN mission says peacekeepers returned fire near Wadi Jilu. It has called on the Lebanese government to investigate.
A UNIFIL patrol came under fire near Wadi Jilu in southern Lebanon on the evening of 10 November, the UN mission said. The peacekeepers returned fire and the shooting stopped. No member of the patrol was injured, according to its statement.
UNIFIL did not identify the shooter and called on Lebanon’s government to investigate. It reiterated that deliberate attacks on peacekeepers violate Security Council resolution 1701 and international humanitarian law.
The mission has operated in Lebanon since 1978. Following the 2006 war, its tasks have included monitoring the cessation of hostilities, supporting the deployment of Lebanese armed forces in the south and helping to ensure humanitarian access.
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