Israel draws world ire as two more UN staff injured in Lebanon

• Lebanon asks UN to seek immediate truce
• Israel targets head of Hezbollah’s security apparatus

BEIRUT: Israel claimed that its forces fired at a ‘threat’ near a UN peacekeeping position on Friday in Lebanon, acknowledging that a “hit” was responsible for wounding two Blue Helmets in an incident that has sparked a fierce diplomatic backlash.

The UN peacekeeping mission said two more of its members were wounded on Friday — a day after two Indonesian Blue Helmets were injured ...