Israeli military accuses Hezbollah of killing UN peacekeeper in Lebanon

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have accused Hezbollah of responsibility for the death of a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeper in southern Lebanon.

It said, in a statement, that Hezbollah fired mortar shells that landed on UNIFIL positions, resulting in the death of a UN employee in southern Lebanon, Caliber.Az reports.

“Overnight, the IDF identified several launches in the area of Al-Qatrani carried out by the Hezbollah terrorist organization that landed inside a UNIFIL force position in the Dibbine area in southern Lebanon,” the statement read.

As a result of the shelling, one UN staff member was killed, and two others were injured.

“Trajectory clearly indicates that the fire was carried out by the Hezbollah terrorist organization,” the IDF added, noting that “Hezbollah’s launches endanger international forces and also harm UN personnel operating in the area.”

Earlier reports had indicated that one UNIFIL peacekeeper was killed in a mortar attack in southern Lebanon.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov