This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Andrew Peach and in the early hours of Saturday the 12th of October,

these are our main stories.

Israel acknowledges its forces fired at what it called a threat near a peacekeeping

mission in southern Lebanon.

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Israel's acknowledged its forces hit a UN observation post in southern Lebanon

saying it was firing at what it called a nearby threat. The UN Secretary

General Antonio Guterres described the attack as a violation of

international humanitarian law. The US President Joe Biden said he'd asked Israel not to

fire at UN Peacekeepers.

Our senior international correspondent, Alla Garen, spoke to Andrea Tenanti,

spokesperson for the UN forces.

So this is very concerning because we have seen a lot in the last 12 months exchanges of fire

but this time it looks more of a deliberate attack against our troops who have

been in the South to try to bring back stability at the moment that is very, very challenging.

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