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UN peacekeepers remain at base after Israeli attack in south Lebanon
This Israeli attack on the UNIFIL base is extremely serious. They used a tank to burst down a gate and then launched bombs that were chemical in nature – as the injuries to the peacekeepers suggest.
They were taken for treatment. This is a very serious escalation.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has doubled down, saying the UN peacekeepers have to leave. We don’t know if they’ll leave or not. But right now they remain in their base. Getting rid of an observer force would make the international community blind to what’s happening. This is very concerning for the Lebanese army and the United Nations.
Attacks on UNIFIL by Israel ‘unacceptable’: Spanish foreign minister
Attacks by Israel on the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) are “unacceptable” and contrary to international rules, Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares says.
“It is contrary to what we expect from any member state of the United Nations, which is ultimately an organisation that protects world peace,” Albares told reporters.
EU countries, led by Italy, France and Spain, have thousands of soldiers in the 10,000-strong peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, which has been subjected to a number of attacks by Israeli forces in recent days.
Israel has told UN chief Antonio Guterres to immediately move the peacekeepers out of the combat zone. The Spanish foreign minister said only the UN can order the withdrawal of UNIFIL.
A soldier with the UN peacekeeping mission UNIFIL
France rebuffs Israeli demand to withdraw UN peacekeepers
France is the latest country to reject demands made by Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu to pull back the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon.
“The protection of peacekeepers is an obligation incumbent on all parties,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Earlier, Spain also refused the demand by Netanyahu, who directly addressed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The statements come after a series of Israeli army attacks on UNIFIL peacekeepers in recent days.
Two drones approaching from Syria intercepted: Israeli military
The Israeli military says it has shot down two drones approaching from Syria, a day after an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched by Hezbollah on an Israeli military base killed four soldiers and wounded 60.
“A short while ago, two UAVs that approached Israeli territory from Syria were successfully intercepted by the [air force]. The UAVs were intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory,” it said in a statement.
Israel’s army claims killing of Hezbollah commander
A military statement says Muhammad Kamal Naim, the commander of the antitank system of the group’s elite Radwan Force, has been killed in an air strike. He was responsible for planning and carrying out many attacks on Israel, including firing an antitank missile, it said.
The army added that there have been no casualties in recent rocket attacks from Lebanon. Some rockets were intercepted while the rest fell in open areas, it said.
