Eight wounded in new attack on UNIFIL peacekeepers in Lebanon

UNIFIL positions have come under attack at least 20 times since Israel’s ground incursion in southern Lebanon began in early October [Karamallah Daher/Reuters]

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) says eight of its peacekeepers were wounded after a rocket, likely fired by Hezbollah or an affiliated group, hit its headquarters in southern Lebanon.

“A rocket hit UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, setting a vehicle workshop on fire,” the force said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that it “was fired from north of UNIFIL’s headquarters, likely by Hezbollah or an affiliated group”.