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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Friday that Israeli tank fire struck one of its positions in southern Lebanon, hours after a drone dropped a hand grenade near UN peacekeepers during a patrol, in repeated violations of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, Anadolu reports. The UNIFIL reported on the US social media company X that peacekeepers with the UNIFIL were conducting a scheduled patrol near Adeisse when local residents warned them of a potential danger inside a house. The patrol found “an explosive device connected to a detonating cord” and established a security cordon, UNIFIL added. As the peacekeepers prepared to inspect another nearby house, “a drone hovering overhead dropped a hand grenade at a distance of […]
