Israeli shelling hits UN peacekeepers' Indonesian unit HQ in southern Lebanon, injuries reported

BEIRUT, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Israeli artillery shelling targeted the headquarters of the Indonesian unit serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the southern village of Adshit al-Qusayr on Sunday, according to Lebanon's National News Agency and local media reports.

Preliminary reports said there were injuries among UNIFIL personnel, while UNIFIL helicopters were seen heading to the targeted site following the shelling, the media reported.

The attack comes amid continued exchanges of fire along the Lebanon-Israel border and rising tensions in southern Lebanon.

UNIFIL has not yet issued an official statement on the incident.

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