Two Sri Lankan peacekeepers stationed with the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon have been injured after a nearby village was targeted by an Israeli airstrike, Sri Lanka’s Military Spokesperson confirmed.
He stated that the two Sri Lankan Army personnel attached to the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon sustained minor injuries when Israeli tanks fired at a watchtower in Naqoura, Lebanon, yesterday.
The soldiers were reportedly hit by fragments from a tank shell that was fired at one of UNIFIL’s observation towers in Naqoura.
Sri Lankan soldiers were reportedly injured when Israeli artillery struck UN peacekeeping forces (UNIFIL) in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, as reported by the Lebanese News Agency on Friday.
The incident occurred when a tank shell struck near one of the UNIFIL towers in Naqoura, resulting in shrapnel injuries to the soldiers.
