Army: Israeli Army Unit Pelted UNIFIL Troops with Rocks
The army command stated on Wednesday that an Israeli army unit of three soldiers pelted United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon troops with rocks and it also directed lasers at the Lebanese army in the South.
It said in a statement that the incident took place between 6:45 and 6:48 am Wednesday morning at the Fatima gate adjacent to the town of Kfarkila.
The Lebanese army unit took the necessary measures following the incident, which is being studied in collaboration with UNIFIL.
Spokesman for the international troops, Neeraj Singh has meanwhile confirmed the report.
He said that Israeli troops initially threw rocks at the Lebanese army, just missing them, and that it then threw rocks at the UNIFIL soldiers only just missing them as well.
UNIFIL issued a complaint over the matter to the Israeli army, which denied the incidents.
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