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UN in Lebanon says Israeli military has been ramming and shooting at them
“On two occasions today, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers rammed UNIFIL vehicles with a Merkava tank, in one case causing significant damage,” UNIFIL wrote in a statement. “The soldiers had blocked a road in Bayada that is used to access UNIFIL positions.”
“Over the past week, Israeli soldiers have fired ‘warning shots’ in the area, striking and damaging clearly identifiable UNIFIL vehicles,” the statement continued. “In one case, a ‘warning shot’ landed a meter away from a peacekeeper who had dismounted his vehicle.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/12/middle-east-crisis-live-us-iran-pakistan-peace-talks-jd-vance-delegation-leaves-without-a-deal?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69dbd9268f08dd4830774e12#block-69dbd9268f08dd4830774e12
“Over the past week, Israeli soldiers have fired ‘warning shots’ in the area, striking and damaging clearly identifiable UNIFIL vehicles,” the statement continued. “In one case, a ‘warning shot’ landed a meter away from a peacekeeper who had dismounted his vehicle.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/12/middle-east-crisis-live-us-iran-pakistan-peace-talks-jd-vance-delegation-leaves-without-a-deal?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69dbd9268f08dd4830774e12#block-69dbd9268f08dd4830774e12