The Israeli army assured that before shoot “next to” your basehad asked UN soldiers to remain “in protected spaces.” However, the incident sparked protests from Washington, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Dublin and Jakarta, as well as a meeting on Thursday of the organization’s Security Council in New York.
Italy, one of the main contributors of troops in force with nearly 900 soldiers mobilizedpointed out that the acts “could constitute war crimes”, while Washington he said he was “deeply concerned” by the events.
Although Israel recognized the shooting in Ras Al Naqura, He insisted that the militants of Hezbollah, against whom it wages an increasingly intense war, operate near the posts of the UN.
It is aboutThe worst incident recorded by the peacekeeping mission since saying last week that it had rejected Israeli demands to “reposition” some of its positions. The injured, of Indonesian nationality, “they are hospitalized“although his injuries “are not serious”, Finul specified.
Indonesia’s ambassador to the UN, Hari Prabowo, denounced in the Security Council that the attack “clearly demonstrates how Israel has placed itself above international law, impunity and our values of peace.”
International concern over the incident
Spain, who directs the force, asked that “guarantee” the safety of blue helmets and Ireland called it an “irresponsible act” that “must cease.” The White House was “deeply concerned” by the reports that Israel fired on the headquarters of UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, a spokesman for the UN said Thursday. National Security Council.
France, which before the incident had requested the Security Council a meeting on the Lebanon issue“condemned any security attack” against UN soldiers. Finul, which has some 10,000 peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon, has persistently called for a truce since the escalation between Israel and Hezbollah intensified on September 23.
U.N. peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the U.N. Security Council in New York on Thursday that the international force is at “serious risks” and that 300 blue helmets had been deployed on Sunday. have been temporarily relocated to larger bases and the transfer of “another 200” is planned.
Israeli bombings in Lebanon: at least 22 dead
Thursday night at least 22 people died in two Israeli bombings in the center of Beirut, in the deadliest attack on the Lebanese capital since Israel and Hezbollah They entered into open war. According to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, 22 people were killed and 117 injured in the airstrikes, which, according to the official ANI press agency, hit two densely populated residential neighborhoods.
Also on Thursday, Hezbollah claimed to have “destroyed an advancing Israeli tank” towards Ras Al Naqura and fired rockets at another Israeli front that was approaching the border town Mais al-Jabal.
Since the artillery exchange began between Israel and Hezbollah, More than 2,000 people have died in Lebanon, of which 1,200 have died since the intensification of Israeli bombing on September 23according to a count carried out by AFP based on official figures.
In the front of the Gaza Strip, where Israel once again intensifies its air strikes and ground operations, the Red Crescent Palestine announced that 28 people died and 54 were injured in a bombing of a school housing displaced families. According to Gaza Civil Defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal, At least 140 people have died in Jabalia since the beginning of the Israeli operationand “a large number” of civilians remain trapped under the rubble, with rescue teams unable to intervene due to the security situation.
The Israeli army announced that three of its soldiers were killed in the northern Gaza Strip, bringing its losses to 353 soldiers in the last year.
The conflict between Israel and Hamas exploded after unprecedented attack by Islamist militants on Israeli soilwhich caused the death of 1,206 peoplemost of them civilians, according to an AFP count based on official Israeli figures. In response, Israel launched a relentless offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, in which it already More than 42,065 Palestinians have died, mostly civilians, according to data from the Ministry of Health, which the UN considers reliable.
Source: Ambito
