Two UN peacekeepers in Lebanon have been wounded by Israeli fire, the mission said on Thursday, as Israel’s military ground operations in the country continued.
In a statement, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said two of its members were wounded after a Merkava tank fired towards an observation tower at Unifil headquarters in Naqoura, “directly hitting it and causing them to fall”.
“[Israeli] soldiers also fired on UN position (UNP) 1-31 in Labbouneh, hitting the entrance to the bunker where peacekeepers were sheltering, and damaging vehicles and a communications system,” said the peacekeeping mission.
“An IDF drone was observed flying inside the UN position up to the bunker entrance.”
Israeli attacks in Lebanon over the past month, including a bombing campaign and ground invasion, have killed over 1,200 people and displaced one million.
I take any kind of hate speech seriously. Racism, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, etc. I’m not going to let any of that slide.
Please make sure to flag them next time. I only happened to see their post because a different one was flagged.
Bigotry is not welcome here. Criticism of Israel in any way is fine. Conflating Jews with Israel is not.
Edit: Also, as a Jew who has never supported Israel, their apartheid state or their genocide, I appreciate your defense.
Thank you, FlyingSquid. I only flagged them once I realized they didn’t care about the difference.
Some people do change, so I try to give them the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise