Spain Urges UN Probe Into Death Of Peacekeeper In Lebanon

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Source: i24news

Spain on Wednesday appealed to the UN asking the international body to launch an "urgent" probe into the death of a Spanish peacekeeper near the Lebanese border earlier in the day.

A UN peacekeeper from Spain was killed in Lebanon on Wednesday in an exchange of fire that ensued between Israel and Hezbollah, following an attack by the Lebanon-based terror group that left two Israeli soldiers dead.

A 36-year-old corporal "died this morning during incidents between Hezbollah and the Israeli army in the area of responsibility of the Spanish contingent," the Spanish defense ministry said in a statement.

The soldier was part of the 10,000-strong United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL), which includes 600 Spanish soldiers.

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