Lebanon: Another peacekeeper dies in new attack

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• Two other peacekeepers also sustained injuries in the incident and are receiving medical treatment at a UNIFIL facility.
• The force said that an investigation is underway “to ascertain the exact circumstances that led to this tragic incident…The violence must end.” It is not clear where the shelling originated, but the development comes amid intensifying exchanges of fire between the Israeli military in southern Lebanon and Hezbollah fighters who are not part of Lebanese army.
• “Deliberate attacks on peacekeepers are grave violations of international humanitarian law and of Security Council Resolution 1701, and may amount to war crimes,” UNIFIL stressed.
• The attack came hours ahead of a US-announced ceasefire renewal agreement between Lebanon and Israel on Wednesday.
• Highest price Tweet URL The Serbian authorities have confirmed that the peacekeeper was a Serbian national who had received emergency medical care after his base came under attack.