US EditionUN Peacekeeper Injured From Israeli Gunfire Near Patrol in Southern Lebanon
- Israeli gunfire injured one peacekeeper from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon on Friday.
- The injury occurred due to heavy machine-gun fire from Israel Defense Forces positions near a patrol in Bastarra.
- UNIFIL reported that both patrols had notified the IDF of their movements in advance, following established coordination procedures.
- UNIFIL stated that attacks on peacekeepers are serious violations of Security Council Resolution 1701, urging the IDF to stop aggressive behavior against its personnel.
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A UN force patrol was inspecting a checkpoint when it was hit (ANSA)
The United Nations peacekeeping force Unifil has denounced that the Israeli army opened fire this morning near the Blue Line, which separates Lebanon from Israel and the Golan Heights. As we read on The Times of Israel, a peacekeeper was wounded in the attacks. The fire of the IDF troops hit a Unifl patrol that was inspecting a checkpoint in the village of Bastarra. Even if there was no damage to Unifil vehicles, the noise of the shots and the e…
UN peacekeeper shot and wounded near 'Blue Line' in southern Lebanon
According to a note to correspondents According to UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, the incident occurred during a patrol of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was inspecting a roadblock in the village of Bastarra, southern Lebanon. THE Blue lineestablished by the United Nations, extends approximately 120 kilometers along Lebanon’s southern border and serves as […]
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