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Italy 'summons Israeli ambassador' after UN peacekeepers wounded in Lebanon

Italy's defence minister summoned the Israeli ambassador on Thursday, a government source told AFP, after the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said it had been hit by Israeli tank fire.

The Unifil force, which has some 10,000 peacekeepers in south Lebanon, said that Israeli tank fire on its headquarters wounded two members, as Israeli troops battle Hezbollah militants on the border.

Reporting by AFP