United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon says that his outgoing deputy commander was injured after one of his convoys “violently attacked.”
The UN interim force in Lebanon (Unifil) said in a statement that the convoy took peacekeeping forces at Beirut Airport when it was targeted and one of its vehicles on fire.
Protesters blocked the road to the airport after the decision of the Lebanese government that the bar two Iranian plane from landing.
Both Lebanon President Joseph Aoun and Army in the country condemned the attack on Unifil and said they would work to arrest those involved.
A few videos recorded online shows a single UN vehicle, as a group of young men, carrying yellow flags, come and beat what are peacekeeping forces while trying to escape.
Separate images show a group of men shouting while kicking, strike and climbed on a three-vehicle convoy in a dark road.
Unifil’s damaged deputy commander, who was not appointed, returned home after completing the mission, according to the United Nations statement.
“We are shocked with this amazing attack on the peacekeeping forces that served to renew safety and stability in the southern Lebanon during heavy time,” he added.
“Attacks of peacekeepers are rough violations of international law and can amount to war crimes. We seek a complete and immediate investigation into Lebanon authorities and for all perpetrators to be detained in front of the face.”
Aoun said the attack is “unacceptable” and “cannot be allowed to repeat.”
At the site of the Social Media from the Presidency, he added: “Security forces will not be milder with any party trying to destabilize and undermine civilian peace in the country.”
Fans of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah gathered outside the Beirut Airport from Thursday due to the uprising between Lebanon and Iran who saw two Iranian airples banned from landing into Lebanese capital.
He left dozens of Lebanese citizens stranded in Iran.
The measure was established after the Israeli defense force (IDF) claim that Iranian quds force “took advantage of” international flights for “smuggles” Heares of Hezbollah.
The IDF Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee said he was in touch with the board Israel-Hezbollah surveillanceBut allegedly: “Despite the resolved efforts, we estimates that some of these attempts of smuggling money have succeeded.”
Amalian movement, a group of federation in Hezbollah, said “Attack on Unifil is an attack on the southern Lebanon”, and described it as “a sting in civilian peace.”
Lebanese Minister of the Interior Ahmed Al-Hajar told the state media to call the security meeting on Saturday in the light of the attack, calling him a “crime against peacekeeping forces.”
Unifil was created to oversee the tampon zone created near the border with Israel after the end of Lebanon in 2006. years, and there are posts across the southern Lebanon.
2025-02-15 07:36:00
