A Nepali peacekeeper has been injured in Lebanon.

According to the Nepali Army Directorate of Public Relations and Information, the soldier serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon was injured near the UN Post 8-33.

The peacekeeper sustained injuries after he was hit by a splinter from artillery or rocket or mortar during a war between the Israeli Defense Force and Hezbollah group. 

The incident occurred on October 28 while the UN peacekeeper was in a bunker, with shrapnel hitting the right arm and the right side of the stomach.

The injured soldier is currently receiving medical care at the Level OnePlus Hospital operated by UNIFIL in Naqoura, and out of a life-threatening condition.

Other peacekeepers in the mission are unharmed. 

A total of 874 Nepali armies presently serve under the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.