Israeli forces fire near peacekeepers in S. Lebanon despite prior notification: UNIFIL

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday said Israeli forces opened fire near its peacekeepers in southern Lebanon twice within 20 minutes, calling such incidents a "concerning trend."

UNIFIL said in a statement that peacekeepers on patrol near Kfar Shouba first reported 15 rounds of small arms fire striking about 50 meters away from them earlier in the day. Less than 20 minutes later, a second patrol in the same area reported approximately 100 rounds of machine-gun fire striking at a similar distance.