UNIFIL says one peacekeeper killed, two wounded in shelling in south Lebanon

DUBAI, June 4 (Reuters) – A U.N. peacekeeper ​in ‌Lebanon died on Thursday from wounds sustained ‌when ​mortar ⁠shells hit ⁠his position near Marjayoun in southeastern Lebanon ​late the previous ⁠night, ⁠the U.N. ​peacekeeping mission UNIFIL ​said.

UNIFIL, which did ‌not say where the shells ⁠originated, said two other peacekeepers were ⁠wounded ‌and that ⁠it ​had ‌opened an ​investigation into ⁠the incident.

(Reporting by Jana Choukeir; Editing by Alex ​Richardson)