Italy protests to Israel over unexploded shell hitting Italian base in Lebanon

16/11/2024 6:18

        Italy on Friday said an unexploded artillery shell hit the base of the Italian contingent in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and Israel promised to investigate.
        
        Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani spoke with Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar and protested Israeli attacks against its personnel and infrastructure in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, an Italian statement said.
        
        Tajani said the safety of the soldiers in UNIFIL had to be ensured and stressed "the unacceptability" of the attacks.
        
        The Italian statement said Saar had "guaranteed an immediate investigation" into the shell incident.
        
        Established by a U.N. Security Council resolution in 2006, the 10,000-strong U.N. mission is stationed in southern Lebanon to monitor hostilities along the "blue line" separating Lebanon from Israel.