In a statement, UNIFIL said it was "extremely concerned" about attacks from both sides "carried out from near our positions, which could potentially draw return fire".

It urged them to "put down their weapons and work seriously toward a ceasefire".

The UN peacekeeping force has been caught in the crossfire in southern Lebanon since the start of the war, with Hezbollah launching attacks on Israel and its troops, and Israeli forces pushing into border towns.

On Saturday, a UN security official told AFP that Israeli forces destroyed 17 surveillance cameras linked to UNIFIL's main headquarters in Naqura.

Over the weekend, the Israeli military said it would strike an area near the main crossing between Syria and Lebanon, urging residents to evacuate immediately as it continued its attacks across Lebanon.

Israel has carried out strikes across Lebanon and launched a ground invasion in the south since March 2, when Hezbollah entered the war in the Middle East on the side of its backer Iran.

On Friday, three peacekeepers with the UNIFIL in Lebanon were injured, two seriously, in an explosion inside a UN position in south Lebanon near the border, UNIFIL's spokesperson said, without blaming any party.

Israel's military said the explosion was caused by Hezbollah rocket fire from an area north of the UNIFIL position, near Al-Aadaissah along the border. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah or authorities in Lebanon. 

Three UNIFIL peacekeepers from Indonesia were killed earlier this week. The UN has not said which party was responsible. In early March, Israeli tank fire wounded three Ghanaian peacekeepers with UNIFIL. Israel voiced regret over that incident.

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