UNIFIL says two “possible illuminating flare mortar rounds” struck one of its positions in southern Lebanon overnight.
In a statement, the UN peacekeeping force says the rounds hit the helipad and main gate of a UN position southwest of the border town of Yaroun, sending peacekeepers to shelter. No injuries were reported.
UNIFIL says it sent a request to the IDF to halt fire in the area and accused the Israeli military of endangering its personnel and positions.
“Any actions that put peacekeepers at risk are serious violations of Security Council resolution 1701, and undermine the stability we are working to achieve,” the force says.
The IDF does not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The allegation comes a day after UNIFIL claimed two Israeli tanks fired several shells near peacekeepers in a separate incident the same night – a claim the IDF denied.
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