Israeli occupation recommends that the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon move north, Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon said after Israeli troops fired on several UNIFIL positions today and yesterday.

“We recommend that UNIFIL relocate 5 km about 3 miles north to avoid danger as fighting intensifies and while the situation along the Blue Line remains volatile as a result of Hezbollah’s aggression,” Danon said in a statement.

Andrea Tenenti, the spokesperson for UNIFIL, said that “the Israeli attack that wounded two peacekeepers in southern Lebanon was a severe and concerning development”.

He said, “Luckily they were not seriously injured, but the incident was just one of several in recent days in which Israeli forces shelled UNIFIL positions”.

The attacks on UN positions have drawn widespread international condemnation such as France and Italy which demand answers from Israel on the UN peacekeeper’s attack.