United Nations peacekeepers were also attacked , when they refused to allow Hezbollah gunmen through their checkpoint , he said .
The United Nations spokesman , Timor Goksel , said the fighting spread over a wide area east of Tyre .
United Nations peacekeepers were also attacked , when they refused to allow Hezbollah gunmen through their checkpoint , spokesman said .
The United Nations spokesman , Timor Goksel , said the fighting spread over a wide area east of Tyre .