The UN expressed serious concern on Monday after peacekeepers in Lebanon were injured by the Israeli army.
Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed that his army would continue “to mercilessly strike Hezbollah in all parts of Lebanon, including in Beirut.”
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The UN Security Council said Monday evening:very worried” after peacekeepers in Lebanon were injured by the Israeli army, which is carrying out military operations against Hezbollah in the south of the country.
“In the context of ongoing hostilities along the Blue Line (between Lebanon and Israel, editor’s note), members of the Security Council expressed their serious concerns after several positions of UNIFIL (the UN force in Lebanon) have come under fire in recent days. Several peacekeepers were injured“, indicated the rotating presidency of the Council, currently occupied by Switzerland.
The UN peacekeepers, however, intend to keep their current positions in Lebanon despite calls from Israel asking them to move at a time when fighting with Hezbollah is intensifying, declared their leader Jean-Pierre earlier. Lacroix.
The Israeli prime minister on Monday again demanded that peacekeepers deployed in southern Lebanon withdraw from certain positions near the Israel-Lebanon border, saying he was completely “faux“that Israeli forces targeted UNIFIL.
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Tensions between Israel and UNIFIL have increased in recent days. Five of its soldiers were injured by the Israeli army, which earned Israel strong criticism.
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