The United Nations and France have condemned an Israeli strike that struck UN peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon, describing the incident as a serious violation of international norms and the ceasefire agreement in the region, Al Jazeera reported.

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday that the attack, which took place a day earlier near the border town of Kfar Kila, involved an Israeli drone dropping a grenade close to a UNIFIL patrol, followed by tank fire directed at the peacekeepers. He called the incident “very, very dangerous.”

Dujarric said the UN has repeatedly faced what it perceives as deliberate targeting by Israeli forces, including laser pointing and warning shots. “Our colleagues at UNIFIL are in contact with the Israeli military to protest vehemently against

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