Ghana peacekeeping battalion hit by missile attacks in Lebanon, Ghana army says – The Hindu

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Updated – March 07, 2026 07:20 am IST – ACCRA
An explosion on Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, on March 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters
The ​headquarters of Ghana’s United ‌Nations peacekeeping battalion in ​Lebanon was hit ⁠by missile attacks on Friday (March 6, 2026), leaving two soldiers critically injured, ‌Ghana’s armed forces said in ‌a statement.
Lebanon was ‌pulled ⁠into the war ⁠in the West Asia on Monday (March 2, 2026), when Hezbollah fired rockets ​at Israel ‌that ignited a new Israeli offensive against the group.
Ghanaian soldiers are ‌deployed as part ​of the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon.
The statement ⁠from Ghana’s armed forces did not say ‌who fired the missiles, but it said Ghana’s Foreign Ministry had protested the incident at U.N. headquarters in ‌New York.
In addition to ​the two critically injured soldiers, the statement ⁠said that another soldier “has ⁠been traumatised” while the officers’ mess facility ‌was hit and burned down.
GHANA BATTALION POSITION IN SOUTHERN LEBANON COMES UNDER MISSILE ATTACK pic.twitter.com/TrWFYvj4pX
Published – March 07, 2026 05:04 am IST
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