Lebanese soldiers, Irish and other nationalities U.N. peacekeepers, stand around the coffin draped by the United Nations flag of their comrade Pvt. Seán Rooney who was killed during a confrontation with residents near the southern town of Al-Aqbiya on December 14, during his memorial procession at the Lebanese army airbase, at Beirut airport, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP)
Hezbollah reportedly turned over a suspect in the shooting of a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy that left one peacekeeper dead last week.
An informed source told Asharq Al-Awsat that the incident “called for raising the level of coordination between the Lebanese army and international forces”.
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