Fifth peacekeeper wounded by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, UN says (www.bbc.com)

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A UN peacekeeper has been wounded in southern Lebanon after being hit by gunfire, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) has said, the fifth member of the multinational force to be injured in recent days.

In a statement on Saturday, Unifil said the peacekeeper was injured at its headquarters in the southern city of Naquora on Friday night amid "ongoing military activity nearby", though added that it did not know the origin of the fire.

"He underwent surgery at our Naqoura hospital to remove the bullet and is currently stable," it said.

On Friday US President Joe Biden has said he was "absolutely, positively" urging Israel to stop firing at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon following two earlier incidents on Thursday and Friday.

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[-] FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org 6 points 2 months ago

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it in the UN Charter that an attack on UN forces is an attack on the entire dang alliance?

[-] Peter1986C 8 points 2 months ago

That's only in case of NATO, I believe.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org 5 points 2 months ago

Ah, my mistake mixing them up. Thank you for the correction.

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