IDF confirms UNIFIL headquarters in south Lebanon was hit by Hezbollah rocket

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

UNIFIL armored vehicles patrol on the entrance of the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura near the border with Israel on June 17, 2024. (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
UNIFIL armored vehicles patrol on the entrance of the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura near the border with Israel on June 17, 2024. (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)

The IDF confirms that UNIFIL’s Naqoura headquarters in southern Lebanon was hit by a Hezbollah rocket earlier today.

According to the IDF, the rocket was launched by the terror group from the Hallousiyyeh al-Faouqa area, in the Tyre District.

Eight Austrian soldiers with the peacekeeping force were lightly wounded in the attack. UNIFIL also blamed Hezbollah or “an affiliated group.”

“The Hezbollah terror group continues to systematically violate international law, and poses a threat to the residents of the State of Israel and international forces in the region,” the IDF adds.

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