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The Israeli military, which has hit UNIFIL positions several times, denies responsibility despite footage. United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have reported another Israeli assault on their positions as ground and air attacks on Lebanon continue to claim lives. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Friday that two Israeli military excavators and […]
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called for the strengthening of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, during a visit to Beirut. The premier decried attacks against UNIFIL, whose forces have been targeted by Israeli troops in recent weeks. “Only by strengthening UNIFIL while maintaining its impartiality will we be able […]
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israeli strikes on health workers and United Nations peacekeepers, Canada expelling six Indian diplomats, and North Korea destroying roads connected to South Korea. Hitting Noncombatants Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad accused Israel on Tuesday of targeting the country’s health sector. Thirteen hospitals across Lebanon have been […]
Video: Netanyahu denies claims IDF targeting UN peacekeepers Netanyahu denies claims IDF targeting UN peacekeepers We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Dismiss Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has strongly refuted claims his forces are deliberately targeting UN […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today called on the UN to move peacekeepers deployed in southern Lebanon out of “harm’s way”. Source link
BEIRUT (AP) — Palestinians in northern Gaza described heavy Israeli bombardment Saturday in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 people, as Israel warned people there and in southern Lebanon to get out of the way of offensives against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups. In Lebanon, the U.N. peacekeeping force said its headquarters […]
Unifil says it refused a request by Israel to leave its positions in south Lebanon A spokesperson for UN peacekeepers in Lebanon on Saturday said that Israel had requested it leave its positions in south Lebanon where Israel is clashing with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, but they had refused. They asked us to withdraw “from […]
All Irish peacekeepers deployed in Lebanon are accounted for and well, the Defence Forces said on Saturday afternoon. The update comes are Unifil peacekeepers were struck by gunfire in Lebanon on Friday evening. In a statement on Saturday morning, Unifil said: “Last night, a peacekeeper at Unifi’s headquarters in Naqoura was hit by gunfire due […]