Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu urges UN to evacuate peacekeepers from combat areas in Lebanon
A UN Interim Forces patrol in the streets of Marjayoun, a town southern Lebanon , on Saturday. Unifil has more than 10,000 peacekeeping troops, including some 400 from the Irish Defence Forces.
Unifil said that, despite putting on protective masks, some 15 peacekeepers suffered effects including skin irritation and gastrointestinal reactions, after the smoke entered the camp. The peacekeepers are receiving treatment. “Breaching and entering a UN position is a further flagrant violation of international law and Security Council resolution 1701 . Any deliberate attack on peacekeepers is a grave violation of international humanitarian law and resolution 1701. UNIFIL’s mandate provides for its freedom of movement in its area of operations, and any restriction on this is a violation of resolution 1701. We have requested an explanation from the IDF from these shocking violations.
Irish troops in South Lebanon are “solely focused on remaining and getting the job done”, the commander of Irish Unifil troops in the region has said. There was a contingency plan, he added, if the mission became unviable. “But Unifil is fully committed and totally focused on remaining and retaining all UN positions in order to implement the mandate we have been handed.”
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