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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.

  1. UN Interim Force in Lebanon
    1. The injuries are fortunately, this time, not serious, but they remain in hospital.
    2. 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.
    3. Any deliberate attack on peacekeepers is a grave violation of international humanitarian law.
    4. An IDF drone was observed flying inside the UN position up to the bunker entrance.
    5. IDF soldiers deliberately fired at and disabled the position's perimeter-monitoring cameras.
    6. 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.
  2. ID
    Retno Marsudi
    1. Attacking UN personnel and property is a major violation of International Humanitarian Law.
  3. US
    Catherine Russell
    United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
    1. 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.
  4. IT
    Guido Crosetto
    Italian Defense Ministry
    1. We won't accept the justification that Israeli military forces had previously alerted Unifil that some of its bases had to be abandoned.
  5. FR
    Jean-Pierre Lacroix
    United Nations
    1. The safety and security of peacekeepers is now increasingly in jeopardy.
  6. US
    Julie Eadeh
    US Embassy
    1. 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.
  7. US
    Lloyd Austin
    US Department of Defense
    1. I made it clear that the United States supports Israel's right to defend itself.
    2. 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.
  8. IR
    Pir Hossein Kolivand
    Iranian Red Crescent Society
    1. 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. 1.Al Jazeera
  2. 2.The Washington Post
  3. 3.Le Monde
  4. 4.CNN
  5. 5.CNA News
  6. 6.Daily Sabah
  7. 7.France 24
  8. 8.BBC
  9. 9.CTV News
  10. 10.The Guardian
  11. 11.The New York Times
  12. 12.DW News

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Israel-Palestine Conflict
  3. 3.British Foreign Policy
  4. 4.Israel Foreign Policy
  5. 5.Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu
  6. 6.2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
  7. 7.Iran Foreign Policy
  8. 8.Ethnic tensions
  9. 9.French Foreign Policy
  10. 10.Israel-Lebanese Hezbollah Conflict
  11. 11.Espionage
  12. 12.Italian Foreign Policy

countries

  1. 1.IsraelIL
  2. 2.LebanonLB
  3. 3.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR
  4. 4.Palestine, State ofPS
  5. 5.ItalyIT
  6. 6.IndonesiaID
  7. 7.FranceFR
  8. 8.IrelandIE
  9. 9.United StatesUS
  10. 10.BelgiumBE
  11. 11.SpainES
  12. 12.IndiaIN

organizations

  1. 1.Hezbollah
  2. 2.UN Interim Force in Lebanon
  3. 3.Israel Defense Forces
  4. 4.UN Security Council
  5. 5.Hamas
  6. 6.United Nations
  7. 7.White House
  8. 8.UN General Assembly
  9. 9.Palestinian Red Crescent
  10. 10.International Court of Justice
  11. 11.UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission
  12. 12.United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

persons

  1. 1.Guido CrosettoIT
  2. 2.Hassan NasrallahLB
  3. 3.Jean-Pierre LacroixFR
  4. 4.Pir Hossein KolivandIR
  5. 5.Euan Ward
  6. 6.Liam Stack
  7. 7.Simon HarrisIE
  8. 8.Benjamin NetanyahuIL
  9. 9.Yoav GalantIL
  10. 10.Andrea TenentiLB
  11. 11.Danny DanonIL
  12. 12.António GuterresPT

technicals

  1. 1.Blue Line
  2. 2.Merkava
  3. 3.UNSCR 1701
  4. 4.Blue Helmet
  5. 5.West Bank
  6. 6.Zionist
  7. 7.Judaism
  8. 8.Awali River
  9. 9.Dome Of The Rock
  10. 10.Star of David
  11. 11.Litani River
  12. 12.M16
UN peacekeepers injured after Israeli forces open fire in Lebanon