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UN/Haidar Fahs UNIFIL peacekeeper on patrol in North Lebanon. (File)

JAKARTA - Two UN peacekeepers were injured on Friday as a result of an Israeli attack near their control tower in southern Lebanon.

Reported explosions also rocked the main base of peacekeepers in the area for the second time in 48 years. hours as Israeli forces fought Hezbollah.

UNIFIL forces said the incident was a "serious development", and the security of UN personnel and property must be guaranteed.

France summoned the Israeli ambassador. Meanwhile, Russia said it was "angry" and demanded that Israel refrain from "hostile acts" against peacekeeping forces.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack on UN personnel.

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah erupted one year ago when an Iranian-backed group began launching rockets into northern Israel to support the Palestinian militant group Hamas, at the start of the Gaza war.

Violence has escalated in recent weeks, as Israel bombed southern Lebanon, the southern suburbs of Beirut, and the Bekaa Valley, killing many of Hezbollah's main leaders, and sending ground troops across the border. Hezbollah in part has fired further rockets at Israel.

On Thursday, October 10 evening, 22 people were killed and 139 injured in an attack on the heart of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, interim prime minister Najib Makati said.

Lebanese soldiers said two soldiers were killed and three others injured when Israeli forces attacked one of its military posts in Kafra in the south.

Israel says military operations in Lebanon aim to make northern Israel safe for tens of thousands of people forced to leave their country over the past year due to Hezbollah rocket fire.