Three UN observers injured by a shell near the border with Israel. Norwegian, Chilean and Australian, the three men were patrolling with their translator, who was slightly injured.

The Israeli army has denied any involvement in the incident. At least 347 people have been killed in Lebanon - mainly Hezbollah fighters, but also at least 68 civilians - in clashes with Israel in nearly six months, according to an AFP count. The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, said in a statement that she was "saddened"