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Israeli ambassador summoned to after injuries to two peacekeepers in Lebanon

This Friday, October 11, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons the Israeli ambassador to after Israeli fire on the troops of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Lebanon.

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday October 10 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 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.

Several peacekeepers injured

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced on Friday that two peacekeepers had been injured near the border with Israel, saying that Israeli army fire on the border with Lebanon posed a “very high risk” for his soldiers.

Death toll from Israeli army strikes on Beirut rises to 18 dead, 92 injured

Already on Thursday, two Indonesian peacekeepers were injured after Israeli fire on the UNIFIL headquarters, causing an international outcry, with Rome going so far as to speak of possible “war crimes”. On Friday, “an Israeli army bulldozer brought down sections of a protective wall” from a UNIFIL position, the force added.

With AFP

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