BEIRUT: Israeli troops opened fire at three positions held by U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Thursday, western media reported citing a U.N. source as saying.
According to the reports one of the locations fired at was UNIFIL’s main base at Naqoura. There was no official comment from UNIFIL or immediate statement from the Israeli military.
Lebanese group Hezbollah earlier claimed to target an Israeli tank with guided missiles while it was trying to move in the border area of Ras al-Naqoura.
Meanwhile, tensions in the region have continued to escalate. On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid extending its military campaign to Lebanon, where Hezbollah has been firing rockets into Israel in support of Hamas. Biden emphasized the need to minimize harm to civilians, particularly in densely populated areas of Beirut.
Biden and Netanyahu discussed the possibility of Israeli retaliation against Iran for its recent missile strike. The White House confirmed that both President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with Netanyahu, as Israel weighs its response to last week’s attack by Iran.
