IDF HAS TO DEAL WITH NEW HEZBOLLAH ALLY..THE UNITED NATIONS

FRANCE 24 " UNIFIL is deployed in southern Lebanon. Its area of operations is defined by the Litani River in the north and the Blue Line in the south. UNIFIL's Headquarters is located in the town of Naqoura and it has 50 positions throughout its 1,060 square kilometre area between the Litani River and the Blue Line." CBS "The United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, said Thursday that Israeli forces had opened fire on several of its installations in the area, as tension between the global body and Israel mounted amid escalating Israeli military operations against the Iran-backed group Hezbollah.

"UNIFIL's Naqoura headquarters and nearby positions have been repeatedly hit. This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF [Israel Defense Forces] Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL's headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall," the UNIFIL mission said in a statement posted on social media. "The injuries are fortunately, this time, not serious, but they remain in hospital."

In a statement, the IDF said Hezbollah "operates from within and near civilian areas in southern Lebanon, including areas near UNIFIL posts" and the IDF "maintains routine communication with UNIFIL."

"This morning (Thursday), IDF troops operated in the area of Naqoura, next to a UNIFIL base," the statement said. "Accordingly, the IDF instructed the UN forces in the area to remain in protected spaces, following which the forces opened fire in the area."