Ghana has called on the Commonwealth of Nations to strongly condemn a missile attack that injured four Ghanaian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations in southern Lebanon.
Speaking at a Commonwealth meeting in London on Sunday, Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa urged member states to denounce the strike and push for a full investigation. While he did not assign blame for the attack, he described the bombing as “an attack on every principle that the UN Charter exists to defend.”
The Ghanaian troops were deployed as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) when their base was hit on Friday shortly before 18:00 local time.
According to Ghana’s military, all four injured soldiers are now in stable condition. Three suffered minor injuries, while the fourth, who was critically wounded, has undergone successful surgery and is responding to treatment.
The attack comes amid heightened tensions in the region. Israel has been carrying out strikes against positions linked to Hezbollah in Lebanon after the Iran-backed group launched rockets and drones toward the Israeli city of Haifa last week. Hezbollah said the attacks were carried out in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.
Footage circulating on social media showed heavy damage and fires at facilities used by the Ghanaian battalion following the strike.
Ghana’s foreign ministry has formally protested the incident to António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. Guterres has stated that those responsible for the attack must be held accountable.
Ghana has long been one of the key contributors of troops to UN peacekeeping missions in Lebanon, where its soldiers operate as part of a multinational force tasked with maintaining stability in the region.
