IDF strikes UNIFIL for the second time in 48 hours, wounding two Sri Lankan peacekeepers (Reuters)
Two U.N. peacekeepers were wounded by an Israeli strike near their watchtower in south Lebanon on Friday, Israel's military said, while blasts shook the peacekeepers' main base in the area for the second time in 48 hours as Israeli forces battled Hezbollah.
US urges Israel to stop shooting at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Israel has acknowledged that shots fired by its military injured two UN troops in southern Lebanon on Friday.
âWhenâŚBiden was questioned by reporters whether he was asking Israel to stop striking UN peacekeepers, he replied, âAbsolutely, positively.ââ This doesnât say Biden asked Israel to be more carefulâit says he asked Israel to stop striking UN forces, i.e. he acknowledges Israel shot at UN personnel.
The Lebanese army says that an Israeli airstrike killed two of its soldiers and wounded three others, an incident that further entangled Lebanon's official army in the escalating conflict between Isra...
'Intolerable': Global Outrage as Israeli Forces Fire on UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon "Attacking U.N. personnel and property is a major violation of International Humanitarian Law," said the foreign minister of Indonesia. www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...
"Attacking U.N. personnel and property is a major violation of International Humanitarian Law," said the foreign minister of Indonesia.
What is wrong with the US & UK governments? They seem to think itâs fine for Israel to kill 20,000+ Gazan children but they mustnât fire on UN peacekeepers. Thatâs their red line - Not genocide.
I do wonder how effective the UN peacekeepers in Lebanon were if they didn't notice a major build up of rockets and the equipment to launch them by a west-proscribed, non-state, anti-Israel actor along the border with Israel. đ¤ And if they did notice, they must've known no good would come of it.
@AlMonitor: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon on Friday warned of "very serious risks" for their Blue Helmets after explosions wounded two mission members near the Israeli border, the second such incident in two days.
@AFP: #BREAKING Macron says France will not tolerate 'deliberate' targeting of UN peacekeepers by Israel https://t.co/Bwe2Bj9Pin
Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 UN peacekeepers in separate strikes - https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/11/israel-strikes-un-peacekeepers/
The Lebanese army says that an Israeli airstrike killed two of its soldiers and wounded three others, an incident that further entangled Lebanonâs official army in the escalating conflict betâŚ
I remember when one of peacekeepers in Bosnia was wounded, only one for entire time which is 4 years and entire international community together with US media was taking about that, it was unimaginable, Apartheid is killing whoever they want and media doesn't even mention it