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UN peacekeepers in Lebanon being treated after Israel fires smoke bombs

The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, Unifil, said its peacekeepers were being treated for skin irritation and gastrointestinal reactions, after Israel fired smoke-emitting rounds 100 metres from their camp. 

The incident happened after two Israeli Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate of a Unifil base in Ramya, a village in southern Lebanon. 

The Israeli soldiers requested the camp turn off its light. They stayed in the base for 45 minutes until withdrawing after Unifil protested.