UN peacekeepers patrol on the Lebanese side of the Lebanese-Israeli border in the southern village of Wazzani with border village Ghajar in the background, on July 6, 2023. (AP)

UNIFIL says has enhanced ‘counter rocket-launching operations’ in south Lebanon

Reuters

Published: 07 October ,2023: 06:32 PM GST Updated: 07 October ,2023: 06:55 PM GST

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The United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon said on Saturday it had enhanced its presence in its areas of operations near Lebanon’s southern border with Israel, including “counter rocket-launching operations.”

There have been fears of spillover since Palestinian group Hamas launched a large-scale attack on Israel.

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