Lebanon army says 3 troops, 4 UN peacekeepers wounded in Israeli strike on Sidon

Lebanon army says 3 troops, 4 UN peacekeepers wounded in Israeli strike on Sidon
Members of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force sit on the side of a road at the site of an Israeli strike at the northern entrance of the southern city of Sidon, on Nov. 7, 2024. (AFP)

BEIRUT — The Lebanese army said three of its troops and four Malaysian UN peacekeepers were wounded Thursday in an Israeli strike near an army checkpoint in the southern city of Sidon.

“The Israeli enemy targeted a car while it was passing through the Awali checkpoint in Sidon, which led to the killing of three citizens who were inside it, in addition to the injury of three soldiers manning the checkpoint and four members of the Malaysian” contingent in the UNIFIL peacekeeping force, the army said in a statement.

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