A hairdresser An employee of the Spanish contingent of the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIF) was injured on Tuesday by gunfire while he was on his way to work in the border area of Sardah, in the south of the country, various sources report.
“A UNIFIL contractor who was travelling to provide services to the Spanish contingent was injured by gunfire (…) Yesterday, gunfire also ricocheted off another UNIFIL vehicle with blue helmets on board,” the UNIFIL operations department deplored. Account X.
The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) explained that the worker injured on Tuesday is a barber, who was hit by “Israeli” shooting on a road where he usually waits for an international patrol to come and pick him up to transfer him to a post where he will carry out his work.
Various personal service providers have concluded such agreements with the Spanish contingent. At the Miguel de Cervantes base in Marjayoun (south), a barber, a beautician or a physiotherapist come several times a week to assist soldiers who wish to pay for their services, having their own cabins reserved for this purpose within the facilities.
“Spain regrets the incident in which a Lebanese employee of the Spanish contingent was injured, expresses its solidarity with all the civilian personnel who support our troops and will continue to work decisively for the stability of Lebanon,” said the Spanish embassy in Lebanon.
On Monday, a vehicle in which he was traveling another UNIFIL employee was hit by a Israeli bombing near the southern town of Naqoura, killing two people, including the contractor himself.
The mission, currently commanded by Spain and made up of more than 10,000 soldiers from 49 different countries, was created in 1978 monitor the departure of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon and maintain peace across the de facto divide between the two opposing nations.
