Hezbollah on Sunday condemned an attack on a United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) convoy in Beirut on Friday which the U.S. State Department has said was reportedly carried out by supporters of the militant group.

Protestors claimed their goal was to secure the return of citizens stranded in Iran and block external influences on the Lebanese government.

A UN peacekeeping convoy was attacked in Beirut, leaving a senior official injured. The incident, linked to ongoing Hezbollah-led protests over flight restrictions, has prompted an emergency meeting of Lebanese authorities.

The outgoing deputy force commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon was injured on Friday after a convoy taking peacekeepers to Beirut airport was "violently attacked", UNIFIL said. The mission demanded a full and immediate investigation by Lebanese authorities and for all perpetrators to be brought to justice,

The Kingdom of Bahrain has strongly condemned the attack on a convoy of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) near Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut. Bahrain described the assault as a clear violation of international law.