The Italian government formally protested against the Israeli authorities for an attack on the headquarters and two Italian bases of the UN peace mission in southern Lebanon. Defence Minister Crosetto called it "possible war crimes".

Israel's military said its troops opened fire near a UNIFIL base in the area of Naqoura in southern Lebanon after instructing U.N. forces in the area to remain in protected spaces on Thursday morning.

China on Friday expressed grave concerns and strong condemnation over the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)'s attack on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) observation tower, which injured UNIFIL personnel.

Amidst wide international condemnation of Israel’s attack on UNIFIL, Lacroix says peacekeepers are “now increasingly in jeopardy”.

The United Nations' peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says two of its troops have been injured in explosions near an observation tower, the result of continued Israeli fire at their position.

The U.N. peacekeeping mission known as UNIFIL is stationed in southern Lebanon to monitor hostilities along the demarcation line with Israel -- an area that has seen serious clashes between Israeli troops and Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters.

Israel has come under international criticism after United Nations peacekeepers were injured earlier this week in tank fire in southern Lebanon.

Two United Nations (UN) peacekeepers in southern Lebanon were wounded when an Israeli tank directly hit a UN observation tower, prompting outrage from troop-contributing nations.