From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
UNIFIL says Israeli tank fired on watchtower in southern Lebanon this morning
CAIRO, Egypt — The UN mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) says its peacekeepers at a position near southern Lebanon’s Kfar Kela observed an Israeli Merkava tank firing at their watchtower on Wednesday morning.
Two cameras were destroyed, and the tower was damaged, UNIFIL says in its statement.
“Yet again we see direct and apparently deliberate fire on a UNIFIL position,” it adds.
Israel has urged UNIFIL to leave their positions in southern Lebanon amid their ground incursion aimed at eliminating the threat posed by Hezbollah to northern communities.
UNIFIL statement:
This morning, peacekeepers at a position near Kafer Kela observed an IDF Merkava tank firing at their watchtower. Two cameras were destroyed, and the tower was damaged.
Yet again we see direct and apparently deliberate fire on a UNIFIL position.
— UNIFIL (@UNIFIL_) October 16, 2024
