JAKARTA: An Indonesian soldier was killed and three others were injured when artillery fire hit a UN peacekeeping contingent in Lebanon, authorities said on Monday, as Israel expanded its invasion of the country’s south.
The Indonesian unit serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon in the southern Lebanese village of Adshit Al-Qusayr was targeted on Sunday evening, amid ongoing exchanges of fire between the invading Israeli forces and armed groups fighting them in the region.
The Indonesian military confirmed the soldier’s identity as Farizal Rhomadhon, a 28-year-old private first class of the army’s 25th Infantry Brigade. A native of Yogyakarta, he is survived by his wife and a 2-year-old daughter.
Armed Forces spokesperson Maj. Gen. Aulia Dwi Nasrullah told state news agency Antara that among the remaining three wounded soldiers, one “sustained serious injuries.”
The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called for a “thorough and transparent investigation” and said it reiterated Indonesia’s “condemnation of Israel’s attacks in southern Lebanon and calls on all parties to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
