France “will not tolerate” Israel “deliberately” shooting at peacekeepers again

A new strike hit peacekeepers in Lebanon this Friday. Following this, the Israeli ambassador to France was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Israeli army carried out two deadly air raids on Thursday evening against the heart of Beirut, rarely hit since the start of its war against pro-Iranian Hezbollah, after shots targeting the headquarters of the Blue Helmets in Lebanon, according to the UN. Le Figaro takes stock.

France “will not tolerate” that the Israeli army “deliberately” targets peacekeepers again

Emmanuel Macron judged this Friday “completely unacceptable” that the UN peacekeepers are “deliberately targeted by the Israeli armed forces” in southern Lebanon and warned that France “will not tolerate” new shots after those of the last two days. “We condemn it. We do not tolerate this and will not tolerate this happening again.”said the French president during a summit in Cyprus of the Mediterranean countries of the European Union, that he “thanked” for having had “a very clear word to our side on this subject”.

Joe Biden, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni all condemned the UNIFIL shootings on Friday, not judging them “not acceptable”. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, for his part, described the Israeli shooting as “violation of international humanitarian law”.

Summons of the Israeli ambassador to Paris

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday that it had summoned the Israeli ambassador to France after a new attack by the Israeli army against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), of which Paris is one of the main contributors .

“These attacks constitute serious violations of international law and must stop immediately”denounced the Quai d’Orsay in a press release. “The Israeli authorities must explain themselves: France is therefore summoning, today, the Israeli ambassador to France to the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs”he added.

Israel says it opened fire on ‘threat’ near UNIFIL

The Israeli army said on Friday it had opened fire in the direction of a «menace» near a position of UNIFIL peacekeepers in southern Lebanon during a «incident» causing two peacekeepers to be injured.

“(Israeli) soldiers operating in southern Lebanon identified an imminent threat against them and responded by opening fire in its direction”indicates a military press release. “Initial examination indicates (that a UNIFIL post) located approximately 50 meters from the source of the threat (was hit) during the incident, which resulted in two injured UNIFIL ranks”adds the text.

The Israeli army announced this Friday “conduct a thorough review at the highest level”. “IDF has been informed that two UN peacekeepers were accidentally injured during fighting [l’armée israélienne] against the Hezbollah in southern Lebanon”indicates a military press release. The Israeli army “Expresses its deep concern about incidents of this nature and is currently conducting a thorough review at the highest level of command to establish the details of what happened”adds the text.

Body of Iranian general killed with Nasrallah found

Iran announced Friday that it had found the body of General Abbas Nilforoushan, killed in Lebanon by Israel on September 27 with the leader of pro-Iranian Lebanese Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah, in the southern suburbs of Beirut. The date of the repatriation of the body and the funeral will be announced later.

Abbas Nilforoushan was a top commander of the Quds Force, the elite unit of the Revolutionary Guards.

Warning sirens in northern Israel, “80 projectiles” taken from Lebanon

Air raid sirens sounded late Friday afternoon in several dozen towns in northwestern Israel as the country prepares to celebrate Yom Kippur, with the Israeli army reporting «d’environ 80 projectiles» taken from Lebanon. Between 2:21 p.m. and 2:24 p.m. «environ 80 projectiles» were identified above Israeli territory after crossing the border with Lebanon, indicates a military statement. Channel 12 of Israeli television, which had already interrupted its programs in anticipation of Yom Kippur, returned to the air for a special edition of a few minutes reporting on these shootings.

Two Lebanese army soldiers killed in Israeli fire

The Lebanese army announced this Friday the death of two of its soldiers in Israeli fire on one of its positions in the south of the country, where the Israeli army and the Islamist movement Hezbollah are now at open war. “The Israeli enemy targeted a military position in Kafra, in the south, leaving two martyrs and three injured”announced the army in a press release. This brings to four the number of Lebanese soldiers killed since the start of the intensification of Israeli bombings on Lebanon on September 23.

Ireland accuses Israel of being increasingly hostile to UN forces

Israeli fire against UNIFIL is “unacceptable” and represent “a very serious intensification of hostility” of the Israeli army against UN forces, Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin condemned this Friday. The international community “must apply pressure” on Israel so that it «puts an end» to these shots and to ensure that the peacekeepers “are not in danger”declared the head of Irish diplomacy to journalists.

Ireland provides 347 of the 10,000 soldiers of UNIFIL, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. “This represents a very serious intensification of the hostility of the Israeli army towards the forces of l’HIM »condemned Micheal Martin. “This is absolutely unacceptable”he denounced.

Iran says it is ready to “defend its sovereignty” in the event of an attack by Israel

Iran warned this Friday that it was “ready to defend its sovereignty” in the event of an attack by Israel, its sworn enemy, which has promised to respond to Iranian missile attacks. Iran “is fully prepared to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity against any aggression targeting its vital interests and security”declared Amir Saeid Iravani, permanent representative of the Islamic Republic to the United Nations, during a session of the Security Council. According to him, Tehran “does not seek war or escalation”but will exercise its “inherent right to self-defense, in accordance with international law” and will inform the Security Council of its “legitimate response”.

600,000 displaced in Lebanon

According to the coordinator of the humanitarian branch of the UN, assigned to Lebanon, Imran Riza, the country is facing “one of the deadliest periods” of its history. He estimated the number of people displaced within Lebanon at 600,000. During a telephone interview on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden asked Benjamin Netanyahu to “reduce the impact as much as possible” on civilians, particularly in Beirut, while “affirming Israel’s right to protect its citizens from Hezbollah”.

The two leaders also discussed Israel’s plan to strike Iran, in response to the missile attack launched by Tehran against Israeli territory on October 1. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant promised a response “deadly, precise and surprising”. “We do not want war, because we know how disastrous it is”Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday evening. “However, she does not scare us, and we will be ready for any scenario”at-il having you.