File Photo shows a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy drives near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre. AFP
Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said the incident was "unacceptable" while Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said the government was seeking clarification from the Israeli ambassador.
"To reiterate, Italian soldiers in Lebanon are not to be touched," Tajani told parliament.
An Italian convoy from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was carrying personnel from the town of Shama to Beirut when it was targeted by warning shots fired by Israel, Crosetto said in a statement.
The convoy immediately stopped and returned to base.
"There was only minor damage to the vehicles and no injuries were reported, but for how long?" Crosetto said.
"It is unacceptable that Italian soldiers deployed under the UN flag, tasked exclusively with guaranteeing peace and stability, should be exposed to risky situations by the Israeli army."
Three Indonesian peacekeepers were killed in separate incidents in southern Lebanon at the end of March, including two who died after an explosion struck a UNIFIL logistics convoy.
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