UN peacekeepers call on Israel to halt attacks, fully withdraw from Lebanon
Lebanon remains on edge after Israel launched a series of air attacks on the south in defiance of a ceasefire agreed on last November.
The UN’s peacekeeping force in Lebanon has denounced the Israeli attacks.
“Last night’s strikes by Israel in south Lebanon are violations of Security Council resolution 1701 and put the fragile stability that has been built since November of last year at risk,” UNIFIL said in a statement. “They further undermine civilians’ confidence that a non-violent solution to this conflict is possible.”
It noted UN troops and the Lebanese army are on the ground “working to restore stability to the south and along the Blue Line”.
“Peacekeepers in two positions in Deir Kifa, near Burj Qalawieh, moved to shelters for safety. The strikes put the lives of Lebanese soldiers, UN peacekeepers, and civilians in danger. We call on the Israel [military] to refrain from any further strikes and to fully withdraw from Lebanese territory.”
One killed in Israeli drone strike in Lebanon
The Lebanese Ministry of Health is reporting that one person has been killed and three wounded in an Israeli drone strike on a car in the town of Tebnin in southern Lebanon.
