Three dead and several soldiers injured in the Israeli bombing of Saida, southern Lebanon
Three people were killed on Thursday in an Israeli attack on their car at the entrance to the southern Lebanese city of Saida, in which five peacekeepers were wounded, according to UNIFIL, as well as three Lebanese soldiers.
the bombing “The Israeli enemy attacked a car and caused the death of three passengers”the military stated in a press release. Happened “when a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy passes an army roadblock”which controls the northern entrance to Saida, he said.
In a statement, UNIFIL said that five peacekeepers had been “slightly injured”. “The UNIFIL convoy carrying newly arrived peacekeepers in southern Lebanon was passing through Saida when a drone attack occurred nearby”he added. The army clarified that they were Malaysian peacekeepers. According to the army, three Lebanese soldiers who were stationed at the checkpoint controlling the entrance to Saida were also injured.
UNIFIL, deployed further south near the border with Israel, called on all parties to “avoid actions that endanger peacekeepers or civilians”.
