Sri Lanka Condemns Israeli Attacks That Injure Its Troops At UNIFIL Lebanon

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JAKARTA - Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry strongly condemns Israel's attack on UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon which injured two of its troops.

Peacekeeping forces were injured in an attack on the headquarters of the UN Temporary Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the southern city of Naqura, Friday, October 11.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said the attack attacked the UNIFIL base. Israel is investigating the situation surrounding the incident, reported by CNN, Saturday, October 12.

His soldiers opened fire on direct threats against them and then found UNIFIL posts near the source of the threat. The attack injured two Sri Lankan soldiers who were members of UNIFIL.

UN peacekeeper Jean-Pierre Lacroix said the situation in southern Lebanon was increasingly worrying. UN peacekeeping forces face serious risks.

The commander-in-chief of the Irish armed forces, Lieutenant General Sean Clan, previously said Israeli fire that hit the position of UN peacekeeper in southern Lebanon on Friday appeared "deliberate".

This is the second incident of Israeli tank shootings that resulted in injuries by UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon this week.

Two Indonesian peacekeepers were hospitalized on Thursday following a similar incident.