Italy summons Israeli ambassador after UN peacekeepers wounded in Lebanon: govt source

Italy summons Israeli ambassador after UN peacekeepers wounded in Lebanon: govt source
Spanish peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) coordinate their patrol with the Lebanese army, in Marjayoun in south Lebanon on Oct. 8, 2024. (AFP)

ROME — Italy’s defense minister summoned the Israeli ambassador Thursday, a government source told AFP, after the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said it had been hit by Israeli tank fire.

The UNIFIL force, which has some 10,000 peacekeepers in south Lebanon, said that Israeli tank fire on its headquarters wounded two members, as Israeli troops battle Hezbollah militants on the border.

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