Lebanese PM condemns Israeli attack on UN staff

from Press TV

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has condemned an Israeli attack that led to injuries for three United Nations observers and a translator in the south of the country.

A Saturday statement from Mikati's office said that he had spoken with Aroldo Lozaro, who serves as commander of the UN peacekeeping mission known as UNIFIL, to deplore the “targeting” and wounding of UN staff in southern Lebanon.

In a statement, UNIFIL called the attack in the morning on a vehicle carrying the UN observers outside the border town of Rmeish “unacceptable” and said it is investigating the incident.

Local authorities said the three unarmed technical observers, who are reportedly from Norway, Chile and Australia and work under a mission known as UNTSO, are being treated for their injuries along with the Lebanese interpreter. 

The Reuters news agency cited security sources as saying that the attack had been carried out by Israel. The Israeli regime denied responsibility...

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