After two incidences in 48 hours, US President Joe Biden stated that he is "absolutely, positively" asking Israel to cease firing at UN peacekeepers during its fight with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The incident that resulted in the injuries of two Sri Lankan soldiers serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) was caused by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday.
The Israeli army said that after spotting a threat, soldiers from the IDF operating near the Unifil installation in Naqoura opened fire. The incident will be looked into "at the highest levels," the army said.
An Israeli tank opened fire on an observation tower on Thursday, injuring two Indonesian soldiers serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil).
In a united statement, the presidents of France, Italy, and Spain denounced Israel's actions, stating that they were unjustified and ought to stop right away.
The foreign ministry of Sri Lanka declared that it "strongly condemns" the strike by the IDF that left two of its soldiers hurt.
The commander of UN peacekeeping stated that there was probable direct gunfire against UN posts in southern Lebanon, but he did not assign blame for the incidents.
Jean-Pierre Lacroix said on the BBC's Newshour program, "For example, we have a case where a tower was hit by a fire and also damages to cameras at one of the positions - which obviously to us very much looked like direct fire."
The foreign ministry of Sri Lanka declared that it "strongly condemns" the strike by the IDF that left two of its soldiers hurt.
The commander of UN peacekeeping stated that there was probable direct gunfire against UN posts in southern Lebanon, but he did not assign blame for the incidents.
Jean-Pierre Lacroix said on the BBC's Newshour program, "For example, we have a case where a tower was hit by a fire and also damages to cameras at one of the positions - which obviously to us very much looked like direct fire."
The IDF and Hezbollah, an armed group in Lebanon, have not stopped firing missiles and rockets over the Israel-Lebanon border as Israel continues its assault of southern Lebanon.
About 100 missiles were identified by the IDF on Friday, it said, entering northern Israel from Lebanon in less than 30 minutes. The IDF reported that it had spotted two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) crossing from Lebanon, one of which had been intercepted.
Three individuals, including a two-year-old girl, were slain in an Israeli attack on the southern Lebanon city of Sidon, according to the Lebanese ministry of health. According to the Lebanese army, two soldiers lost their lives as Israeli forces attacked an army position in the southern Lebanese town of Kafra.
Rescuers in the capital Beirut kept searching among the debris of buildings struck by two Israeli airstrikes on Thursday.
The prime minister of Lebanon claimed that the strikes were unexpected, claimed the lives of 22 civilians, and injured another 117. Israel has not offered a statement.
In response to Hezbollah's missile firing, Israeli forces last month intensified their response by launching a ground incursion into southern Lebanon.
After Hamas, an armed Palestinian organization, attacked villages in southern Israel in October of last year, Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging cross-border gunfire almost every day.
According to the IDF, the UN station that was attacked in Naqoura on Friday was roughly 50 meters (164 feet) from the location of the threat that the soldiers had discovered. It claimed to have ordered peacekeeping forces to remain.
According to Unifil, Israeli military vehicles have toppled barriers at a another UN location in Labbouneh, which is nearer the Israeli border.
It stated that the incidents were a "serious development".
The act on Friday was described as "a crime which is directed at the international community" by Najib Mikati, the prime minister of Lebanon.
The prime minister of Lebanon claimed that the strikes were unexpected, claimed the lives of 22 civilians, and injured another 117. Israel has not offered a statement.
In response to Hezbollah's missile firing, Israeli forces last month intensified their response by launching a ground incursion into southern Lebanon.
After Hamas, an armed Palestinian organization, attacked villages in southern Israel in October of last year, Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging cross-border gunfire almost every day.
According to the IDF, the UN station that was attacked in Naqoura on Friday was roughly 50 meters (164 feet) from the location of the threat that the soldiers had discovered. It claimed to have ordered peacekeeping forces to remain.
According to Unifil, Israeli military vehicles have toppled barriers at a another UN location in Labbouneh, which is nearer the Israeli border.
It stated that the incidents were a "serious development".
The act on Friday was described as "a crime which is directed at the international community" by Najib Mikati, the prime minister of Lebanon.
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