KARUNA SHINSHO, CNN ANCOHR: Israeli Radio reports three Palestinians were wounded overnight in shootings blamed on an Israeli group. Reports of the attacks coincide with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's return home following meetings with leaders in France and Germany. As Mike Hanna reports, Mr. Sharon faces a growing controversy over a newly released videotape allegedly shot by United Nations forces.</s>MIKE HANNA, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Images that could affect the relationship between Israel and the United Nations: these stills shown on Israeli television purportedly from a videotape made by U.N. troops shortly after three Israeli soldiers were kidnapped by Hezbollah guerrillas last October, images the U.N. had repeatedly said did not exist.</s>BENJAMIN BEN ELIEZER, ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER: In the last few months, we repeated that not once and not twice, and unfortunately, they just repeated no and no.</s>HANNA: Israeli security officials believe the three soldiers were kidnapped by Hezbollah guerrillas disguised as U.N. peacekeepers. It's still not known where the Israeli soldiers are. Israel says the U.N. tape may shed light on what happened and has demanded the U.N. make the original videotape available. A U.N. statement says the U.N. envoy in the region, Terje Larson, did not know about the tape. Larson has played a major mediating role, in particular helping bring about a cease-fire in the wake of a major bombing attack in Tel Aviv last month. The U.N. secretary- general has ordered an investigation of the whole affair. (on camera): Many observers believe the U.N. could play a critical part in preserving the tenuous cease-fire that Israelis and Palestinians insist is still in effect. But U.N. denials of the tapes existence has undermined U.N. credibility in Israeli eyes, with potentially negative consequences for a negotiated end to the conflict. Mike Hanna, CNN, Jerusalem.
Prime Minister Sharon Faces Growing Controversy Over Videotape