Indonesia Confirms Two UNIFIL Soldiers Shot By Israeli Occupation Forces In Lebanon

2024-10-11 06:06:55

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (KUNA) -- Indonesia confirmed on Friday that two of its soldiers in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were shot by Israeli occupation forces during an attack on a tower at UNIFIL's headquarters in Naqoura in southern Lebanon.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said in a statement that the two soldiers were transferred to a hospital for further observation.
She considered that "attacking UN personnel and property is a major violation of international humanitarian law." Indonesia has about 1,232 soldiers deployed as part of the 10,000-strong UNIFIL force on the Blue Line in southern Lebanon. (end) aab

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