Israeli Forces Open Fire on UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon, No Injuries Reported

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : The Israeli military occupies five posts within Lebanon and frequently carries out airstrikes in the country's south that it says are targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire last year that required the Lebanese militant group not to have any weapons in the south and for Israeli forces to fully withdraw from Lebanon.
38% : The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said the Israeli forces had fired from a Merkava tank positioned inside Lebanese territory towards the peacekeepers, who were on foot.
31% : JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli military forces opened fire on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Sunday, in an incident the U.N. peacekeeping mission described as a serious violation.
18% : Israel accuses Hezbollah of trying to rearm, while Lebanon's government accuses Israel of violating the agreement by not withdrawing and continuing to carry out airstrikes.

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