गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Nepali peacekeeping army injured in Lebanon Nepal Nepali peacekeeping army injured in Lebanon KathmanduPati October 29, 2023 KATHMANDU – A Nepali peacekeeping solider has been injured in Lebanon. According to the Nepali Army Directorate of Public Relations and Information, the solider serving with United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon was wounded near the UN Post 8-33. The injury was caused by a splinter from artillery or rocket or mortar exchanges between the Israeli Defense Force and Hezbollah group. The incident occurred on October 28 while the UN peacekeeper was in a bunker, with shrapnel hitting the right arm and the right side of stomach. The injured solider is currently receiving medical care at the Level One Plus Hospital operated by UNIFIL in Naqoura, and out of a life-threatening condition. Others peacekeepers in the mission are unharmed. A total of 874 Nepali armies presently serve under the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis Role of Vitamin D in pregnancy to combat COVID-19 Prithivi Narayan Shah-tyrant or a builder of the nation ? Supreme Commander Ganeshman Singh’s 23rd Memorial Day being observed today CDO of Kanchanpur transferred to Ministry of Home Affairs Prachanda flies to India for treatment of his ailing wife Dhakal elected FNCCI senior Vice-chair
