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The UN Interim Force in Lebanon says the attack on its peacekeepers was a ‘deliberate’ act by Israeli forces

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon have accused Israeli forces of firing at some of their positions, as Israel expands its attacks throughout Lebanon.

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Thursday that two of their Indonesian peacekeepers were injured when an Israeli tank fired at a watchtower at the force’s headquarters in Ras an-Naqoura, causing them to fall.

UNIFIL said in a statement that any attack on peacekeepers is a “grave violation of international humanitarian law”.

The peacekeeping organisation, which consists of about 10,000 peacekeepers from 50 countries and was established in 1978, said Israeli forces had “deliberately” fired at its positions along the border.

Here are some key reactions to the attack on UN peacekeepers:

UNIFIL

UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti told Al Jazeera that the attack was a “very serious” development.

Tenenti explained that Israel had previously asked the peacekeepers to move from “certain positions” near the border, but “we decided to stay because it’s important for the UN flag to fly in [the] south of Lebanon.”

“If the situation becomes impossible for the mission to operate in the south of Lebanon … it will be up to the Security Council to decide how to move forward,” he said.

At the moment, we are staying, we are trying to do whatever we can to monitor [and] to provide assistance,” Tenenti added.

Israel

Israel’s UN ambassador, Danny Danon, said he recommended that the peacekeeping force move from their positions away from the Israel-Lebanon border and move northwards “while the situation along the Blue line remains volatile as a result of Hezbollah aggression”.

Italy

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto called the attack on the UNIFIL bases “totally unacceptable”.

This was not a mistake and not an accident,” Crosetto told a news conference.

“It could constitute a war crime and represented a very serious violation of international military law,” he said.

He added that he had summoned the Israeli ambassador to demand an explanation of the attack

France

The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs condemned the attack and said it was waiting for an explanation from Israel as to why the attack took place.

“France expresses its deep concern following the Israeli shots that hit the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and condemns any attack on the security of UNIFIL,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

“The protection of peacekeepers is an obligation that applies to all parties to a conflict,” the statement added.

Spain

The Spanin’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the attack a “grave violation of international law”.

“The Spanish government strongly condemns the Israeli fire that hit the UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura ,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that the security of the peacekeepers is “guaranteed”.

European Union

Foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the attack on the peacekeepers, whose positions are well known, is an “inadmissible act, for which there is no justification”.

“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,” Borrell wrote on X.

He reiterated the EU’s “full support” to UNIFIL.

Al Jazeera news

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/10/10/world-reacts-to-alleged-israeli-attack-on-un-peacekeepers-in-lebanon


Israeli troops move away from Irish forces in Lebanon

Israel's armed forces have moved away from their positions near Irish troops in Lebanon, the Irish Defence Forces have confirmed.

It comes after the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expressed concern about the Israeli Defence Forces' (IDF) proximity to an outpost where a number of Irish peacekeepers are stationed.

Irish officials said there are now no IDF personnel or vehicles nearby, "having moved north of the post" on Tuesday evening.

"The cessation of activity and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from their positions around the Irish post marks a positive development amidst heightened tensions in the region," they said.

'Relatively calm'

On Tuesday, Israel announced troops had entered western Lebanon, with its invasion previously focused on the east.

The UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said a quarter of Lebanese territory is now under "Israeli military displacement orders".

About 1.2m people have been displaced in Lebanon since Israel began intense air strikes last month in its conflict with Hezbollah

On Wednesday, the Israeli military said it had hit 185 targets in the previous 24 hours.

The situation around Irish positions remained "relatively calm overnight", the Irish Defence Forces said.

"Although clashes between both parties to the conflict persist in other areas of the Irish sector," they added.

BBC news

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1k7gkd0r3zo

This is completely unacceptable, I just can't think of any other country that will commit this abomination and get away with it, as usual no condemnation from USA, I forgot they are the biggest enabler of this.


Imagine if it was Russia, north Korea or Iran that attacked UN peacekeepers in another country, there would have been hundreds of sanctions from Washington and allies immediately

This is unspeakable and disrespectful behavior from Israel

This is what the king of Jordan was talking about during the just concluded UN general assembly in New York when he said the global organization was under attack

Hezbollah the so-called terrorist group has never attacked UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, but Israel with the most moral army in the world has done it again

Interesting

More evidence for South Africa at the ICC

The UN's ineptitude is a shame! Resolution 1701, passed in 2006, explicitly demanded Hezbollah's disarmament and removal from the Litani River area. Yet, these UN forces have been sleeping on the job for years, allowing Hezbollah to rearm and launch rockets into Israel unchecked.

Now, let's recall the Lebanese War in 2006, Israel withdrew from Lebanon, trusting the UN to enforce 1701. Fast forward to today: Hezbollah's still entrenched, and UNIFIL (UN Interim Force in Lebanon) has failed to prevent their terrorist activities.
Here;⬇️
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1701

Israel's patience wore thin after/close to a year of rocket attacks(now). The limited ground invasion was a last resort. And what's the UN's response? Crocodile tears! Israel warned UNIFIL to vacate the area since they are clueless, so the IDF could finish the job. What exactly is their job there if they can't disarm hezbollah or prevent them from launching attacks against Israel?🤷‍♂️

It's simple: if you stand in the way of self-defense, you'll get hurt. Don't become Hezbollah's human shields! The UN's inaction has consequences, and here it is.
PS: You guys should read some bit of history books, it's important. Don't just support terrorists out of emotional sentiment

Am yisreal chai 🇮🇱!

The beast.

Botragelad:
The UN's ineptitude is a shame! Resolution 1701, passed in 2006, explicitly demanded Hezbollah's disarmament and removal from the Litani River area. Yet, these UN forces have been sleeping on the job for years, allowing Hezbollah to rearm and launch rockets into Israel unchecked.

Now, let's recall the Lebanese War in 2006, Israel withdrew from Lebanon, trusting the UN to enforce 1701. Fast forward to today: Hezbollah's still entrenched, and UNIFIL (UN Interim Force in Lebanon) has failed to prevent their aggression.
Here;⬇️
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1701

Israel's patience wore thin after/close to a year of rocket attacks(now). The limited ground invasion was a last resort. And what's the UN's response? Crocodile tears! Israel warned UNIFIL to vacate the area since they are clueless, so the IDF could finish the job.

It's simple: if you stand in the way of self-defense, you'll get hurt. Don't become Hezbollah's human shields! The UN's inaction has consequences, and here it is.
PS: You guys should read some bit of history books, it's important. Don't just support terrorists out of emotional sentiment

Am yisreal chai 🇮🇱!

Spewing garbage and bunkum as usual,

Righteousness2:
I Stand with ISRAEL Yesterday, TodaY, Tommorrow and Forever.

standing with murderers is not Christlike

God1000:
Spewing garbage and bunkum as usual,

Another random guy on the internet, spreading misinformation! You post without knowing the proper fact, and when someone sets you straight, you resort to insults instead of substance. Don't cry to me, I'm not your therapist!

Counter my points, tell me where I'm wrong, and let's have a real conversation. Otherwise, stop complaining and spare us the crocodile tears.

Here's the truth: Hezbollah's a terrorist organization, and anyone or anything enabling them will face consequences. Buildings, structures, everything's fair game. That's the reality, nu?

Christians must keep supporting Israel since they worship the God of Israel!

Even if terrorists no dey Israel go kill!

Na 1 Samuel 15:3 be the password for killing and total destruction!

Israel don buy market. Rag tag Hamas and Hezbollah giving them wotowoto.

That tiny dot nation think they can go head to head with the mighty Persia.

😫😩😫😩😩😩😩😩

Er

UN harbours terrorists.

Never seen a people as vile and bloodthirsty as these self-styled "children of God" (all of we others numbering more than 8 billion are children of the devil abi)...Their "moral loving" God that told them in the old testament to always go for "an eye for an eye"... then his son Jesus Christ came in the new testament and told us that if someone slaps you...you should turn the other cheek for the person to double the slap...(plus other countless contradictions between the old and new testaments' laws)...so the God and his beloved son in whom he is well pleased are not even on the same page (Religion is very interesting indeed...but let's just leave that one for another day)...The dirty Zionists hate and persecute blacks (Ethiopian Jews go through hell in lsrael)...they hate and kill Christians (there are large Arab-christian communities in Gaza.. Lebanon...Iraq...Syria... Jordan and even in lran sef) They hate and kill Muslims... Infact they just hate, persecute and kill anyone that doesn't look, act and worship like them! Tufiakwa! If only Hitler had succesfully completed his mission and saved the world of these dirty greedy bloodthirsty beasts

P.S
You better go argue with your village people than to quote me...cus l don't even have the time and energy to argue with lgnoramuses that don't read, research or even follow lnternational news...

Since everything works in polarity ,world powers are already taking positions and the line that will be drawn now will be different from previous axis powers and allied powers . While natural allies like UK and France are shifting away from the default ,only Germany ,USA and Canada are still openly standing with Israel "evil" and some brainwashed religious people that think their source of powers lies with Israel survival .

No sane country will allow the statement made by Israeli minister that he wants Saudi Arabia, Qatar,Lebanon etc to become Jewish states another name for greater Israel

Having failed to enforce the 2006 agreement on Hezbollah's end of the deal, UNIFIL has outlived its usefulness. They are now an active enabler of terrorist actions from Hezbollah.

God1000:
This is completely unacceptable, I just can't think of any other country that will commit this abomination and get away with it, as usual no condemnation from USA, I forgot they are the biggest enabler of this.


Imagine if it was Russia, north Korea or Iran that attacked UN peacekeepers in another country, there would have been hundreds of sanctions from Washington and allies immediately

This is unspeakable and disrespectful behavior from Israel

This is what the king of Jordan was talking about during the just concluded UN general assembly in New York when he said the global organization was under attack

Can you just imagine this, Hezbollah the so-called terrorist group has never attacked UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, but Israel with the mos


t moral army in the world has done it again

The peace keepers should get lost dey were dere and Lebanon is firing rockets to isreal 4 months now. Park all manner of military eqpt doing nothing allowing those terror groups to fire rockets .

God1000:
Spewing garbage and bunkum as usual,

Typical answer of a Nigerian illiterate who does not know history and does not read.

Weak ass country weak aass army

Israel is complete nuisance in the MiddleEast.

Even Jews who are resident in other countries, distance themselves from the shame that Israel is.

Israel’s UN ambassador, Danny Danon, said he recommended that the peacekeeping force move from their positions away from the Israel-Lebanon border and move northwards “while the situation along the Blue line remains volatile as a result of Hezbollah aggression”.

Israel has always been a bully since the very 1st day that refugee Jews in Palestine were allowed to form a country in a MiddleEast region dominated by Palestinians who could trace their history on the land to over a millennium.

What were those so called peace keepers doing there? Weren’t they stationed there to enforce resolution 1701 and yet Hezbollah was building terror infrastructure and fired 9000 rockets into Israel ?

I hope Israel gives them the Hezbollah treatment as well

I'm

God1000:
This is completely unacceptable, I just can't think of any other country that will commit this abomination and get away with it, as usual no condemnation from USA, I forgot they are the biggest enabler of this.


Imagine if it was Russia, north Korea or Iran that attacked UN peacekeepers in another country, there would have been hundreds of sanctions from Washington and allies immediately

This is unspeakable and disrespectful behavior from Israel

This is what the king of Jordan was talking about during the just concluded UN general assembly in New York when he said the global organization was under attack

Can you just imagine this, Hezbollah the so-called terrorist group has never attacked UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, but Israel with the most moral army in the world has done it again

STFU

Botragelad:
Another random guy on the internet, spreading misinformation! You post without knowing the proper fact, and when someone sets you straight, you resort to insults instead of substance. Don't cry to me, I'm not your therapist!

Counter my points, tell me where I'm wrong, and let's have a real conversation. Otherwise, stop complaining and spare us the crocodile tears.

Here's the truth: Hezbollah's a terrorist organization, and anyone or anything enabling them will face consequences. Buildings, structures, everything's fair game. That's the reality, nu?

that's why I like the way Russia is dealing with your NATO enabled hypocrisy and double standards.

Botragelad:
The UN's ineptitude is a shame! Resolution 1701, passed in 2006, explicitly demanded Hezbollah's disarmament and removal from the Litani River area. Yet, these UN forces have been sleeping on the job for years, allowing Hezbollah to rearm and launch rockets into Israel unchecked.

Now, let's recall the Lebanese War in 2006, Israel withdrew from Lebanon, trusting the UN to enforce 1701. Fast forward to today: Hezbollah's still entrenched, and UNIFIL (UN


Interim Force in Lebanon) has failed to prevent their terrorist activities.
Here;⬇️
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1701

Israel's patience wore thin after/close to a year of rocket attacks(now). The limited ground invasion was a last resort. And what's the UN's response? Crocodile tears! Israel warned UNIFIL to vacate the area since they are clueless, so the IDF could finish the job. What exactly is their job there if they can't disarm hezbollah or prevent them from launching attacks against Israel?🤷‍♂️

It's simple: if you stand in the way of self-defense, you'll get hurt. Don't become Hezbollah's human shields! The UN's inaction has consequences, and here it is.
PS: You guys should read some bit of history books, it's important. Don't just support terrorists out of emotional sentiment

Am yisreal chai 🇮🇱!

U said it all. They should get lost. They are dere and rockets are fired to isreal doing nothing . Park Al manner of softicated eqpt no action terrorist have field day ....

A country is in a war with some terrorist and you were told to leave a particular area but you insisted on staying put because you feel a particular flag should fly.

Lol.. It's obvious you don't value your life.

They can't attack for no reason. Something is fishy here