๐Ÿ  Home Opinion Pieces
๐Ÿ 

Italy summons Israeli ambassador after shots fired at UN in Lebanon

Al Monitor 2026/04/08 22:22

(Refiles to fix word order paragraph 5)

By Angelo Amante

ROME, April 8 (Reuters) - Italy summoned the Israeli ambassador on Wednesday to demand an explanation over shots fired at an Italian convoy in a U.N. mission in Lebanon, the foreign minister said, warning Israeli forces had "no authority to touch" Rome's troops.

The U.N. peacekeeping force, known as UNIFIL, is stationed in southern Lebanon to monitor hostilities along a demarcation line with Israel - an area that has seen major clashes between Israeli troops and Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters.

Read full story at source (Al Monitor)