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Published 12 Oct, 2024 07:08pm

UN reports fifth peacekeeper wounded in Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said that unknown gunfire a day earlier hit a peacekeeper, the fifth wounded in south Lebanon near the Israeli border in just two days, AFP reports.

“Last night, a peacekeeper at UNIFIL’s headquarters” in Naqura “was hit by gunfire due to ongoing military activity nearby […] We do not yet know the origin of the fire”, a statement said, adding that the peacekeeper was “stable”.

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