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UN peacekeepers injured after Israeli forces open fire in Lebanon
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Reports suggest that Israeli forces have opened fire on several positions held by UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, resulting in two peacekeepers being injured. The UNIFIL force claims that Israeli soldiers deliberately fired at and disabled on-site monitoring cameras and fired tank shells at the UNIFIL's headquarters in Naqura.
The injuries are fortunately, this time, not serious, but they remain in hospital.
Two Blue Helmets have been wounded and this is unacceptable. Any deliberate attack on peacekeepers is a grave violation of International Humanitarian Law and of the UNSC [UN Security Council] Resolution 1701: Israel has an obligation to respect both. Full accountability is needed.
Any deliberate attack on peacekeepers is a grave violation of international humanitarian law.
An IDF drone was observed flying inside the UN position up to the bunker entrance.
IDF soldiers deliberately fired at and disabled the position's perimeter-monitoring cameras.
This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF (Israeli army) Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL's headquarters in Naqura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall.
The safety and security of peacekeepers is now increasingly in jeopardy.
Attacking UN personnel and property is a major violation of International Humanitarian Law.
We won't accept the justification that Israeli military forces had previously alerted Unifil that some of its bases had to be abandoned.
I made it clear that the United States supports Israel's right to defend itself.
We agreed on the necessity of dismantling attack infrastructure along the border to ensure that Lebanese Hezbollah cannot conduct October 7-style attacks on Israel's northern communities.
The security situation is dynamic, so we have been planning for months for all contingencies. Given the airport in Beirut remains operational and open, our focus is on facilitating departures by air.
Area-specific humanitarian pauses have been agreed. It is critical that these pauses are respected by all parties. Without them, it is impossible to vaccinate the children.
Supplies, including food, medical items, and equipment, were stationed there, clearly marked with Red Crescent flags. It was evident from the air and the ground that the location was designated for healthcare services, emergency relief, and temporary shelter. Unfortunately, early this morning, the site was targeted by the Zionist regime. Everything was destroyed.
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sources
- 1.CNA News
- 2.Daily Sabah
- 3.Al Jazeera
- 4.The Washington Post
- 5.CNN
- 6.France 24
- 7.BBC
- 8.CTV News
- 9.The Guardian
- 10.The New York Times
- 11.Le Monde
- 12.DW News
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.Israel-Palestine Conflict
- 3.British Foreign Policy
- 4.Israel Foreign Policy
- 5.Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu
- 6.2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
- 7.Iran Foreign Policy
- 8.Ethnic tensions
- 9.French Foreign Policy
- 10.Israel-Lebanese Hezbollah Conflict
- 11.Espionage
- 12.Italian Foreign Policy
countries
- 1.Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 2.Belgium
- 3.Canada
- 4.Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
- 5.China
- 6.Egypt
- 7.Spain
- 8.France
- 9.Ghana
- 10.Haiti
- 11.Indonesia
- 12.Ireland
organizations
- 1.Hezbollah
- 2.UN Interim Force in Lebanon
- 3.Israel Defense Forces
- 4.Hamas
- 5.UN Security Council
- 6.United Nations
- 7.White House
- 8.UN General Assembly
- 9.International Court of Justice
- 10.Palestinian Red Crescent
- 11.UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission
- 12.European Union
persons
- 1.Guido Crosetto
- 2.Hassan Nasrallah
- 3.Jean-Pierre Lacroix
- 4.Pir Hossein Kolivand
- 5.Andrea Tenenti
- 6.António Guterres
- 7.Benjamin Netanyahu
- 8.Danny Danon
- 9.Euan Ward
- 10.Liam Stack
- 11.Simon Harris
- 12.Yoav Galant