UN Troops Injured by Israeli Tank Fire, UN Peacekeepers Report

U.N. forces in southern Lebanon have said that they would remain in position despite Israel’s expanding cross-border ground operations there.

Peacekeepers of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) man their armored vehicle in Lebanon's southern town of Naqoura near the border with Israel on Oct. 15, 2023. AFP via Getty Images

Two U.N. peacekeepers were hospitalized on Oct. 10 after an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tank fired on and toppled their watchtower in southern Lebanon, according to a U.N. multinational peacekeeping mission.

The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), a U.N. mission in the country, reported the Israeli tank fire incident on Oct. 10.