UN peacekeeper from Serbia killed in south Lebanon

(AFP/Al Arabiya) A United Nations peacekeeper has been killed in Lebanon, the force and Serbian authorities said Thursday, after a base was hit in the south where Israel and Hezbollah are fighting. The death brings to seven the number of UNIFIL peacekeepers killed since the latest conflict erupted in March. “A UNIFIL peacekeeper died early this morning from critical injuries sustained when mortar shells struck his position,” a statement from the force said, adding that two other Blue Helmets were wounded in the incident on Wednesday night. – UN peacekeeper from Serbia killed in south Lebanon