IDF plants flag near UN position, putting peacekeepers at risk – spokesman

Exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah have been increasing along the border

The IDF has erected an Israeli flag beside a UN peacekeeping position in southern Lebanon, a move that could draw fire on peacekeepers, the body has warned.

The incident comes amid escalating exchanges between Israeli forces and Lebanon-based Hezbollah along the border, which have increasingly drawn UN troops into the line of fire. In recent days...