Lebanon says four peacekeepers, three troops hurt in Sidon strike

The Lebanese army says three of its troops and four Malaysian UN peacekeepers were wounded in an Israeli strike near an army checkpoint in the southern city of Sidon.

Three others, identified as Lebanese nationals, were killed, the army says.

“The Israeli enemy targeted a car while it was passing through the Awali checkpoint in Sidon, which led to the killing of three citizens who were inside it, in addition to the injury of three soldiers manning the checkpoint and four members of the Malaysian” contingent in the UNIFIL peacekeeping force, the army says in a statement.

There is no immediate comment from the Israeli military or UNIFIL. The identity of the three casualties in the car was not clear, but Israel has in the past targeted Hezbollah members as they travel on public roads.