Beirut - Saba :
The Lebanese army announced on Friday that two soldiers were martyred after the Zionist enemy army targeted an army post in southern Lebanon.
"The Zionist enemy targeted an army post in the southern town of Kafra, resulting in two martyrs and three wounded," the army said in a statement.
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned "the Zionist aggression that targeted an army post in the southern town of Kafra, which led to the martyrdom of two soldiers."
Mikati said: "This persistent Zionist criminality against Lebanon did not spare today valiant soldiers carrying out their national duty in protecting the land , defending the people, and it is in the drawing of the international community that is silent on Israel's violations, while what is required is a global stand of conscience that puts an end to this aggression," Mikati said.
"Today, UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura was hit by explosions for the second time in 48 hours, and two peacekeepers were injured after two explosions near an observation tower, one of the injured was taken to a hospital in Tyre, while the other is receiving treatment in Naqoura," UNIFIL said in a statement on Friday.
"These incidents put the UN peacekeepers, who are operating in south Lebanon at the request of the Security Council under Resolution 1701, at very serious risk," the statement said.
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