Six Malaysian Peacekeepers Injured in Lebanon

SHAH ALAM: Six Malaysian peacekeepers – five newly arrived personnel from Malbatt 850-12 – were injured in an explosion Lebanon. The sixth peacekeeper was from Malbat 850-11 suffered a fracture in the left arm and was later taken to a hospital for treatment.

The Defence Ministry in a statement, described the injuries suffered by the other five as minor. It said the explosion occurred when a civilian vehicle headed towards Beirut was hit and it caused damage to a bus carrying the Unifil peacekeepers, injuring six of them. The bus were carrying the peacekeepers from Beirut to the Marakah camp the headquarters of the Malbatt. The Straits Times carried pictures of the injured peacekeepers.

The UN said Israel launched a barrage of air strikes on Beirut on November 7, killing three civilian, after Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it carried out a missile attack targeting a military base near Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport on Nov 6.

𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗬𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 : 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗡 𝗞𝗢𝗡𝗩𝗢𝗜 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗝𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗧 𝟴𝟱𝟬-𝟭𝟮 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗜 𝗕𝗘𝗜𝗥𝗨𝗧 𝗞𝗘 𝗞𝗘𝗠 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗛 pic.twitter.com/9qxeGGk9w3

— MINDEF Malaysia (@MINDEFMalaysia) November 7, 2024

The Malaysian Armed Forces “will continue to monitor the situation closely and will provide updates regarding the incident as they become available,” the statement said adding it “remains committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of its personnel while carrying out peacekeeping missions under the United Nations banner,” it added.

Two hundred and twenty Malbatt 850-12 arrived in Lebanon on November 6 after they left Subang early in the evening, Malaysian time.

Meanwhile, a low loader carrying two Adnan ACV from 7 Renjer DiRaja was damaged after it skidded off the road on the Karak highway on November 7. No injuries were reported among the low loader crew.

𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐊𝐇𝐁𝐀𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐀 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐈 𝐊𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐊𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐁𝐔𝐀𝐇 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐊𝐔𝐓 𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐀 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐈 (𝐊𝐏𝐊𝐏) #TenteraDaratMalaysia #GagahSetia pic.twitter.com/xEw8BIj0n8

— MINDEF Malaysia (@MINDEFMalaysia) November 7, 2024

— Malaysian Defence