BEIRUT, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday condemned the attack that killed a United Nations peacekeeper in southern Lebanon during a phone call with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Commander Diodato Abagnara.
Aoun extended his condolences to the family of the Indonesian peacekeeper, who was killed after a UNIFIL position in the village of Adchit al Qusayr came under shelling. He also wished the other peacekeeper injured in the attack a speedy recovery, according to a statement from the Lebanese presidency.
On Sunday, UNIFIL said a peacekeeper was killed and another critically injured when a projectile exploded at a UNIFIL position near Adchit al Qusayr. UNIFIL said the origin of the projectile was unknown and that an investigation had been launched.
Cross-border fighting has continued along the Lebanon-Israel border since March 2, when Hezbollah launched rockets toward Israel for the first time since a ceasefire agreed on Nov. 27, 2024, triggering intensified Israeli airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon. ■
