Israeli strike hits car carrying UN observers near south Lebanon border

A vehicle carrying UN observers was shelled by an Israeli air strike at the southern Lebanese border town of Rmeish, two security sources told Reuters.

The sources said the shelling resulted in the wounding of all those in the car, who included three technical observers belonging to the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon (Unifil) and a Lebanese translator.

The Israeli military's spokesman Avichay Adraee denied that the attack was carried out by Israeli forces, in a post on X.

Al Jazeera Arabic quoted Unifil as saying that an investigation is underway to know the reason behind the incident. 

On 25 November,  Unifil said Israel had struck one of its patrols in the south of Lebanon.

Since soon after the war broke out in Gaza last October, Israel has been exchanging strikes with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, killing at least 270 Hezbollah fighters.  The air strikes have also killed civilians, including women and children, along with hitting Unifil and Lebanese army targets.