The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said that its peacekeeping personnel and positions have continued to come under fire in southern Lebanon since Israel launched its ground invasion.
In separate statements, UNIFIL detailed recent incidents that it said occurred earlier this week in several southern Lebanese villages. On Wednesday, two medical evacuation teams came under fire of unknown origin in Yarin, while a medical facility at a UNIFIL position in Beit Leif was hit by a shell or rocket of unknown origin, and shells or rockets -- also of unknown origin -- landed near a UNIFIL position in Kafer Chouba, according to UNIFIL.
On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers fired at a permanent UNIFIL observation post near Dhayra, forcing the on-duty guards to withdraw to avoid being shot, UNIFIL said. No peacekeepers were injured in any of these incidents, according to UNIFIL.
ABC News has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces for comment.
UNIFIL noted that while it “has taken extensive measures to protect the safety and security of its peacekeepers, the security situation is extremely challenging.”
"The IDF has repeatedly demanded that UNIFIL vacate its positions along the Blue Line and has deliberately damaged camera, lighting, and communications equipment at some of these positions,” the mission said. "Despite the pressure being exerted on the mission and our troop-contributing countries, peacekeepers remain in position and on task. We will continue to undertake our mandated tasks to monitor and report."
-ABC News' Morgan Winsor