French UN peacekeeper killed by Israeli fire in Hezbollah [View All]

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FRENCH UN PEACEKEEPER KILLED BY ISRAELI FIRE IN HEZBOLLAH CLASHES
Received Sunday, 9 January 2005 14:56:00 GMT


RASHAYA, Lebanon, Jan 9 (AFP) - A French UN peacekeeper was killed in southern Lebanon by Israeli fire Sunday in cross-border clashes between Israel and the Hezbollah militia, UN officials said.
The Lebanese Shiite Muslim militia also claimed to have killed an Israeli soldier in the fighting, but there was no confimation of this from the Israeli side.
The French UN peacekeeper's patrol was hit by shrapnel from an Israeli round near the disputed Shebaa Farms area, Lebanese police said, amid a series of retaliatory air raids triggered by Hezbollah fire.
A spokesman for the UN force in Lebanon said that the French officer, working with the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) had been killed while a Swedish observer and their Lebanese driver were wounded.
The spokesman, Milos Srwjer, said the men had been killed by fire from the "Israeli side of the Blue Line" that the United Nations drew up to serve as the border between Lebanon and Israel.

http://www.ttc.org/200501091456.j09euer21698.htm

Yet another reason to love the Israelis...