Government demands full investigation and accountability over attack on two soldiers

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that the government has lodged a formal complaint with the United Nations (UN) regarding Israeli strikes that injured two Ghanaian soldiers in Lebanon.

Two Ghanaian soldiers were critically injured and another left traumatized after a missile attack struck a Ghanaian peacekeeping position in southern Lebanon.

According to the Ghana Armed Forces, the incident occurred on Friday, March 6, 2026, at the headquarters of the Ghana Battalion serving under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

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In response, the government has demanded a full probe into the circumstances that led to the attack on the soldiers, who were serving in international peacekeeping operations.

A statement released on March 7, 2026, government condemned the attack and vowed to pursue the case thoroughly, calling for accountability as the incident violates international law.

“Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Ghana, has formally lodged a protest with the United Nations following the attack on the Ghanaian Battalion serving with UNIFIL in Southern Lebanon on March 6, 2026, which left two Ghanaian soldiers seriously injured. In the protest addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the Government of Ghana called for a full, immediate, impartial, and transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the attack on personnel deployed in the service of international peace and security.

"Ghana strongly condemns this attack and has further demanded that those responsible be identified and held accountable, as the attack constitutes a grave violation of international law, amounts to a war crime, and affronts the protections afforded to United Nations peacekeeping personnel,” the statement read.

The government assured Ghanaian peacekeepers that their safety remains a priority and extended best wishes to the injured soldiers.

“The Government of Ghana assures our gallant soldiers that no effort shall be spared in pursuing justice and guaranteeing enhanced protection. Our thoughts and prayers are with the injured and their loved ones. Ghana reaffirms its unwavering and longstanding commitment to United Nations peacekeeping operations and underscores that the safety and protection of peacekeeping personnel must remain paramount in the collective effort to maintain international peace and security,” the statement added.

Read the full statement below:

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