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Canada Says Israeli Troops Firing on Lebanon Peacekeepers is Unacceptable

A United Nations flag flies in the back of one of the armored vehicles of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a patrol around Marjayoun in south Lebanon on October 8, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
A United Nations flag flies in the back of one of the armored vehicles of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a patrol around Marjayoun in south Lebanon on October 8, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
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Canada Says Israeli Troops Firing on Lebanon Peacekeepers is Unacceptable

A United Nations flag flies in the back of one of the armored vehicles of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a patrol around Marjayoun in south Lebanon on October 8, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
A United Nations flag flies in the back of one of the armored vehicles of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a patrol around Marjayoun in south Lebanon on October 8, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Canada, which has been largely supportive of Israel's military offensive in Lebanon, on Thursday said an incident in which Israeli troops fired on UN peacekeepers was "alarming and unacceptable."
The UNIFIL force said two of its peacekeepers were injured when an Israeli tank fired at a watchtower at the force's main headquarters in Ras al-Naqoura.
"Canada calls for the protection of peacekeepers and humanitarian workers, and for all parties to comply with international humanitarian law," the foreign ministry said in a statement posted on social media platform X.

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Israeli Tank Fires on UNIFIL Base in Lebanon’s Naqoura

This handout satellite picture provided by Planet Labs PBC and taken on October 8, 2024 shows a view of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIIL) base in the costal area of Naqoura in southern Lebanon close to the border with northern Israel. (Photo by Planet Labs PBC / AFP)
This handout satellite picture provided by Planet Labs PBC and taken on October 8, 2024 shows a view of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIIL) base in the costal area of Naqoura in southern Lebanon close to the border with northern Israel. (Photo by Planet Labs PBC / AFP)
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Israeli Tank Fires on UNIFIL Base in Lebanon’s Naqoura

This handout satellite picture provided by Planet Labs PBC and taken on October 8, 2024 shows a view of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIIL) base in the costal area of Naqoura in southern Lebanon close to the border with northern Israel. (Photo by Planet Labs PBC / AFP)
This handout satellite picture provided by Planet Labs PBC and taken on October 8, 2024 shows a view of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIIL) base in the costal area of Naqoura in southern Lebanon close to the border with northern Israel. (Photo by Planet Labs PBC / AFP)

The UN peacekeeping force said Friday that an Israeli tank fired on its headquarters in the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura, hitting an observation tower and wounding two peacekeepers, who were hospitalized.

Israeli forces had fired on positions used by the UN peacekeepers on Wednesday and Thursday, the UN force said.

The UNIFIL force said two of its peacekeepers were injured in one of the incidents.

The Israeli military acknowledged opening fire at a UN base in southern Lebanon on Thursday and said it had ordered the peacekeepers to “remain in protected spaces.”

Israel is now at war with Hamas in Gaza and its ally Hezbollah in Lebanon, which began firing rockets at Israel on Oct. 8, 2023.

Israel recently escalated bombardment in Lebanon and invaded a strip inside the Lebanese border, vowing to push out Hezbollah fighters.

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon on Thursday recommended "UNIFIL relocate 5 km (3 miles) north to avoid danger as fighting intensifies.”