Israeli forces fire at UN position for second time in 24 hours

The UNIFIL watchtower fired upon on Friday morning, injuring two, is the same one attacked on Thursday

Rescue workers search for victims at the site of Thursday's Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, October 11, 2024. Picture: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar

Israeli forces fired at a watchtower used by UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Friday, injuring two, a UN source said, the third day in a row peacekeepers have reported Israeli fire at their positions as Israel wages war on Hezbollah.

An Israeli strike late on Thursday in the heart of Beirut killed 22 people and injured more than 100, Lebanese authorities said. The target was a senior Hezbollah official - Wafiq Safa - who survived, according to three security sources.