The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon issued a statement on the 16th saying that an Israeli military tank shot at a UNIFIL observation tower in the village of Killa in southern Lebanon on the same day. The statement said that UNIFIL soldiers in Killa village saw an Israeli Merkava tank firing on their observation tower that morning. As a result of the attack, two UNIFIL cameras were damaged, and the observation tower was also damaged. The statement said that this is another time that UNIFIL positions have been “directly and clearly deliberately shot.” The statement reminded the IDF and all actors of their responsibility to ensure the safety of United Nations personnel and property and to respect the inviolability of United Nations sites at all times.

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon issued a statement on the 16th saying that an Israeli military tank shot at a UNIFIL observation tower in the village of Killa in southern Lebanon on the same day. The statement said that UNIFIL soldiers in Killa village saw an Israeli Merkava tank firing on their observation tower that morning. As a result of the attack, two UNIFIL cameras were damaged, and the observation tower was also damaged. The statement said that this is another time that UNIFIL positions have been “directly and clearly deliberately shot.” The statement reminded the IDF and all actors of their responsibility to ensure the safety of United Nations personnel and property and to respect the inviolability of United Nations sites at all times.