The Ambassador of Israel to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Roey Gilad has reacted to the attacks on Ghanaian peacekeepers.
Addressing journalists, Roey Gilad cautioned Ghanaian United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) troops to remain in their bases due to rising tensions near the Lebanon border, less than 24 hours before two Ghanaian peacekeepers were injured in a missile strike.
He also emphasised efforts to “identify the source of the fire, which is being investigated by the IDF [Israel Defense Forces].”
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) reported that two of its men had been critically injured as a result of a missile attack in Lebanon.
This is contained in a press release issued by the Acting Director of Public Relations of GAF, Captain Veronica Arhin, dated March 6.
“The Ghana Armed Forces wishes to inform the general public that as a fallout of the current on-going IDF and Hezbollah exchanges in Southern Lebanon, the Ghanaian Battalion Headquarters in United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL), Lebanon came under two missile attacks between 1745 and 1752 hours local time today.
Two soldiers are critically injured, while one other has been traumatised,” the press release stated.
It said, “Additionally, the Officers’ Mess facility also got hit and has been burnt down completely. The injured are receiving treatment at the Level One Medical Bunker and are currently stable while arrangements are underway for their evacuation to the UNIFIL Headquarters Referral Hospital.”
“The Ghana Armed Forces assures the general public to remain calm amidst the fragile situation as troops are currently safe in underground bunkers,” the press release further noted.
