Two UN Peacekeepers from Ghana Critically Injured in Missile Attack on UNIFIL Base in Lebanon

Three UN peacekeepers were injured when their base in Qawzah, southern Lebanon, was struck by missile fire, with two Ghanaian soldiers in critical condition and one traumatized. Ghana military confirmed its UNIFIL battalion headquarters suffered two missile strikes, with the officers mess facility burned completely. UNIFIL condemned the attack as unacceptable and launched an investigation, while neither organization identified the perpetrator. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun blamed Israel, and French President Macron condemned the strike, reaffirming France commitment to its 700 UNIFIL troops in Lebanon.