Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The United Nations said its peacekeepers in southern Lebanon came under Israeli fire over the weekend, and were forced to "neutralize" one of its drones.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon accused Israel of violating a U.N. Security Council resolution as well as Lebanon's sovereignty with the attacks. It said in a statement that the military actions "show disregard for safety and security of peacekeepers implementing Security Council-mandated tasks in southern Lebanon."
UNIFIL said it thrice came into contact with Israeli forces on Sunday near Kfar Kila in southern Lebanon.
An Israeli drone flew over a UNIFIL patrol in what it described as "an aggressive manner," prompting peacekeepers to take "necessary defensive countermeasures to neutralize the drone."
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