Irish Defence Forces chief: Israeli attack on UN peacekeeping tower in Lebanon ‘not an accidental act’ [Video]

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THE IRISH DEFENCE Forces Chief of Staff has said he believes the attack on a UNIFIL peacekeeping position in Lebanon by the Israeli military was “not an accidental act”.

Earlier today, the Israeli military said its forces fired at a “threat” near a UN peacekeeping mission position in southern Lebanon this afternoon, and acknowledged that a “hit” was responsible for wounding two people.

Asked on RTÉ News’s Six:One programme this evening if he believes the Israeli statement, Lt General Seán Clancy said: “In these circumstances, I don’t.”

The UN mission earlier said two of its peacekeepers were injured after explosions close to an observation tower at its Naqoura headquarters – the second such incident in the last 24 hours, which has sparked global condemnation. 

Lt General Clancy detailed that an observer tower at the base had been hit “directly” by a tank round adding that that was a “very small …