Fifth peacekeeper wounded by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, UN says (www.bbc.com)

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A UN peacekeeper has been wounded in southern Lebanon after being hit by gunfire, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) has said, the fifth member of the multinational force to be injured in recent days.

In a statement on Saturday, Unifil said the peacekeeper was injured at its headquarters in the southern city of Naquora on Friday night amid "ongoing military activity nearby", though added that it did not know the origin of the fire.

"He underwent surgery at our Naqoura hospital to remove the bullet and is currently stable," it said.

On Friday US President Joe Biden has said he was "absolutely, positively" urging Israel to stop firing at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon following two earlier incidents on Thursday and Friday.

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[-] sqgl@beehaw.org 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Israel warned UNIFIL well in advance to get out of the way. Why are they still there?

Until now...

it has failed to investigate a single one of the more than 3,000 Hezbollah arms depots and other military sites targeted by Israel since October—including bombed-out bases run by Hezbollah’s supposed environmental group “Green Without Borders.”

Bear in mind that Hezbollah's been firing missiles into Israel daily since 8 October 2023. So much for UNIFIL "peacekeeping".

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/pros-and-cons-salvaging-or-ditching-unifil

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