Israel says its soldiers fired on UN peacekeepers due to ‘poor weather conditions’

Israel says its soldiers who fired at UNIFIL peacekeepers from a tank near an army position in southern Lebanon did so due to “poor weather conditions” and mistook the UN patrol for “suspects”. UNIFIL said the Israeli army fired on its peacekeepers this morning “from a Merkava tank from near a position Israel has established in Lebanese territory”. In a statement, the Israeli army said “two suspects were identified in the Hammis area in southern Lebanon”, “the forces fired shots to disperse them and the suspects fled, without any casualties.”