The Security Council of the United Nations (UN) condemned, on Wednesday, the attacks in recent weeks against the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (United Nations Interim Force, UNIFIL), calling “all parts” to respect the safety of the peacekeepers, some of whom were injured.
In their statement, the members of the Security Council do not name the authors of these « incidents »but cite the dates of several of them. Like on October 29 when a rocket fired ” probably “ by Hezbollah or its allies hit the UNIFIL headquarters. Or on November 7 when five peacekeepers were injured in an Israeli strike and on November 8 when UNIFIL accused the Israeli army of damaging one of its positions in an action described as “deliberate and direct”.
The Security Council calls “all parties to take all measures to respect the safety and security of UNIFIL personnel and installations”. “Peacekeepers must never be the target of attacks”insists the declaration, which brings its “full support” at UNIFIL.
More generally regarding the conflict in Lebanon, where tension continues to rise between Israel and Hezbollah, the Security Council expressed its “deep concern regarding the casualties and suffering of civilians, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, the damage [infligés] to cultural heritage sites in Lebanon, the threats against the sites of Baalbek and Tire classified as World Heritage by Unesco, as well as for the growing number of displaced people ».
