A United Nations peacekeeper was slightly injured on Friday when Israeli heavy machine-gun fire struck near a UNIFIL patrol in the Lebanese border village of Bastarra. The incident occurred during a roadblock inspection following a grenade explosion in the area. UNIFIL officials confirmed that while no equipment was destroyed, one personnel sustained a minor ear concussion. Simultaneously, a deadly mosque explosion in Homs, Syria, has left eight dead, prompting an “unequivocal condemnation” from the UN Secretary-General amid a surge in regional instability.
