US strongly condemns attack on UNIFIL force in Lebanon

The United States strongly condemned the attack on a convoy of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, wounding six French peacekeepers. "The United States strongly condemns the attack on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)," State Department spokesperson Heide Bronke Fulton said in a statement, calling on the Government of Lebanon to conduct a full investigation into the incident and ensure the perpetrators are swiftly brought to justice." The UNIFIL troops has been in Lebanon since1978. Their mission was expanded and enhanced in 2006 following a 33-day war between Hezbollah and Israel, killing about 1200 Lebanese and 160 Israelis. UNIFIL currently has 13000 troops stationed in south Lebanon.