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Italy says rocket of unknown origin hit UNIFIL base in southern Lebanon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA rocket of unknown origin fell on a UN peacekeeper base in southern Lebanon, Italy’s defense ministry says, adding that no injuries were reported and there is only minor damage to infrastructure.
Italy is the second-largest contributor to the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, with some 1,000 to 1,200 soldiers.
The base was struck just days after three UNIFIL peacekeepers were killed in two separate instances, amid the Israeli offensive in southern Lebanon against Iran-backed Hezbollah. The investigation into their deaths, which Israel has blamed on Hezbollah, is ongoing.
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