UN peacekeepers send ‘stop fire request’ to Israeli army after shells hit position in southern Lebanon

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Tuesday that it sent a “stop fire request” to the Israeli army after two illuminating flare mortar rounds struck the helipad and main gate of a UN position in the country’s south, Anadolu Agency reports. “Last night, two possible illuminating flare mortar rounds hit the helipad and main gate of a UN position southwest of Yaroun,” the mission said in a statement. It added that peacekeepers immediately took shelter and no injuries were reported. UNIFIL reiterated its call on the Israeli army “to ensure the safety of peacekeepers and to cease activities that endanger them and their positions.” It stressed that any actions putting peacekeepers at risk “are serious violations of Security […]