Two Ghana peacekeepers critically hurt in Lebanon strike

Two Ghanaian UN peacekeepers got critically wounded after missiles slammed into their battalion headquarters in southern Lebanon during IDF-Hezbollah crossfire.

Missile strike hits Ghana Battalion HQ

• Two missiles struck UNIFIL's Ghana Battalion Headquarters on Friday.
• The attack landed between 1745 and 1752 local time.
• Two soldiers sustained critical injuries from the blasts.
• A third soldier suffered trauma from the incident.

Damage and medical response on the ground

• The Officers' Mess facility burned down completely.
• Injured troops got treatment at the Level One Medical Bunker.
• Evacuation to UNIFIL's Headquarters Referral Hospital is underway.
• Remaining personnel sheltered safely in underground bunkers.

Ghana fires off a diplomatic protest

• Accra formally protested at UN headquarters in New York.
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged the complaint.
• Ghana demanded conflicting parties protect all peacekeepers.
• Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin reaffirmed troop-safety commitments.