Israel bomb hits UN base in southern Lebanon, causes casualties

According to a UN spokesman, an Israeli air strike, on Tuesday, destroyed a base run by a United Nations observer force in southern Lebanon causing casualties. "One aerial bomb directly impacted the building and shelter in the base of the United Nations Observer Group in Lebanon in the area of Khiam," said Milos Strugar, spokesman for the UNIFIL peacekeeping force in the area.

"There are casualties among the observers. A UNIFIL dispatched rescue team which is on the spot is still unable to clear the rubble." Strugar declined to say if anyone was believed to have died. (Reuters)