Beirut – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) experienced two separate attacks on Saturday, including a mortar attack on a base near the town of Houla that resulted in one wounded peacekeeper.

According to a new release by Jordan News Agency, the official spokesman for UNIFIL in Lebanon, two mortar shells struck the UNIFIL base near Houla at approximately 10 p.m. local time. The injured peacekeeper was immediately evacuated for treatment. In addition to this incident, another shell hit UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura earlier in the afternoon.

Tenenti expressed deep concern about the incidents, emphasizing the peacekeepers’ round-the-clock efforts to maintain stability in southern Lebanon. He called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and noted that attacks on UN peacekeepers are crimes and violations of international law.