The UN mission in southern Lebanon has warned that they are ‘endangering’ the lives of the blue helmets. Guterres has warned that shooting at facilities linked to the organization is “a violation of international humanitarian law.”
The UN Mission in South Lebanon (FINUL) this Friday denounced the Israeli attacks on its barracks in southern Lebanon and warned that they “endanger” the lives of the blue helmets.
In a statement on its second time in the last 48 hours“.
He explained that the explosions occurred near a watchtower, and that “one injured officer was taken to a hospital in Tire, while the second was treated.” in Naqoura“.
He has also denounced that there are multiple walls in one of his positions in Labounehnear the blue line, “fell when an IDF (Israel Defense Forces) tracked vehicle struck the perimeter and IDF tanks moved toward the vicinity of the United Nations position.”
“These incidents once again endanger UN peacekeepers serving in southern Lebanon at the request of the Security Council under the resolution 1701“, which ended the 2006 war between Lebanon and Israel, the statement said.
He opined that “this is a serious incident”, and has asserted that “the security of the personnel and property of the United Nations must be guaranteed, and the sanctity of its facilities must be respected at all times.”
“Any deliberate attack on peacekeepers constitutes a grave violation of international humanitarian law and resolution 1701,” he said.
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterreshas also condemned these attacks and made it “very clear” to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that these are “intolerable” events. “They cannot be repeated,” Guterres said at a news conference from Laos.
The UN chief has warned that shooting at facilities linked to the organization is “a violation of international humanitarian law.” “Peacekeeping forces must be protected by all parties to the conflict and what happened is obviously reprehensible,” he added.
The President of the European Council, Charles Michelhas described the Israeli army’s attack on the UN mission in Lebanon on Thursday as irresponsible and unacceptable. For its part, the Government of France has called on Israel’s ambassador in Paris to protest the latest ‘deliberate’ attacks on peacekeeping positions.
Furthermore, the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has demanded that Israel be investigated for possible crimes against humanity over recent attacks on peacekeepers, which constitute a “violation of the laws of war and dangerously disrupt the protection of civilians.”
At least nine people were killed this Friday in new Israeli bombings of towns in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah claimed responsibility for three drone and projectile attacks on northern Israel, several Lebanese sources said.
In addition, an Israeli attack killed two Lebanese Army soldiers and injured three others in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese military authority said. The Israeli army has confirmed this 205th Armored Reserve Brigade joined the invasion of Lebanon.
Source: EITB
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