Overview
- Israel’s military said troops fired warning shots at two suspects in the Al-Hamames area during poor weather, later determining they were UN peacekeepers on patrol.
- UNIFIL reported that heavy machine-gun rounds from an Israeli Merkava tank landed about five meters from its personnel near a position it says Israel has set up inside Lebanese territory.
- The peacekeepers took cover, contacted the Israeli side through liaison channels, and withdrew safely after the tank pulled back, with no injuries reported.
- UNIFIL labeled the fire a serious violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and urged the Israel Defense Forces to halt aggressive behavior near peacekeepers.
- Lebanon’s army condemned recurrent breaches of sovereignty, while the IDF denied deliberate targeting and said the incident remains under examination.