"" We can confirm that a UNIFIL soldier was killed but our procedures forbid us to provide the nationality of the victim before the family is notified. '"
A soldier of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was killed Wednesday in the south, where clashes are taking place right now between Hezbollah and Israel.
According to the Spanish news agency EFE, who holds the diplomatic sources, the victim is Spanish.
UNIFIL has not confirmed the identity of the soldier killed nor explained the circumstances of his death.
This morning, an Israeli military vehicle was hit by an anti-tank missile, injuring several people in an area on the border of Syria and Lebanon (the Shebaa Farms).
An attack claimed by the Lebanese Shiite movement .
According to the Lebanese news agency in retaliation, Israeli tanks were then bombed several localities in the south-east.
The commander of UNIFIL, General Luciano Portolano, is in contact with all parties and called for restraint to avoid an escalation by the spokesman of the UN force.
UNIFIL is responsible for monitoring the Israeli-Lebanese border. It has 10,274 members from 36 countries. The Spanish contingent consideration 586 people.
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