Israeli forces have fired at UN forces in Lebanon – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

A source in the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) confirms to news that their base in southern Lebanon has been fired upon by Israeli forces. It was Reuters who first quoted an unnamed source in the UN that Israeli forces have opened fire on UNIFIL positions three times in the course of one day. Reuters further writes that Israel must have knowingly and willfully shot at, and destroyed, surveillance cameras on the base. According to the source news has spoken to, shots were fired at a guard tower on the base, among other things. Sources to Al Jazeera and Reuters say the same. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has not responded to news’s ​​questions about the allegations. UNIFIL’s base in the tiny town of Naqoura in southern Lebanon. The picture is from October last year. Photo: AFP It must have happened just north of the border with Israel, at UNIFIL’s headquarters in southern Lebanon, in Naqoura. Two should be slightly injured, according to a UNIFIL source to Al Jazeera. Reuters writes that two people have been taken to hospital. The UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon have their headquarters in Naqoura, in the very south of Lebanon. Been in Lebanon since 1978 Last week, UNIFIL said in a statement that Israel had asked them to move their forces. UNIFIL responded that they would not comply with the demand. Last week, UNIFIL expressed concern about Israel’s military operations in southern Lebanon. The peacekeeping force was established by the Security Council in 1978, as a result of Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon in the same year. The purpose was to ensure that Israel withdrew from the area, and to help Lebanon regain control of the area. Israel did not withdraw from the area until 22 years later, in the year 2000. Due to unrest at the border, UNIFIL decided to stay to patrol the border between the two countries, and to offer support to the civilian inhabitants of the border towns. Published 10/10/2024, at 13.25 Updated 10/10/2024, at 13.48



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