Paris summons Israeli ambassador after IDF fire against peacekeepers in Lebanon
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday that it had summoned the Israeli ambassador to France after “deliberate Israeli fire” against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), of which Paris is one of the main contributors.
“France condemns the continuation of deliberate Israeli fire against UNIFIL,” denounced the Quai d’Orsay in a press release.
“These attacks constitute serious violations of international law and must stop immediately. 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.
UNIFIL announced on Friday that two Sri Lankan peacekeepers had been injured near the border with Israel, saying that the Israeli army’s fire posed a “very high risk” for its soldiers.
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”.
