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Guterres: Targeting UNIFIL sites may be a war crime

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UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement: “UNIFIL peacekeepers remain everywhere and the UN flag is still flying. “

He said, “The Secretary General stressed that UNIFIL personnel and buildings should never be targeted. He said attacks on peacekeepers violate international law, including international humanitarian law they could be a war crime.”

According to Dujarric, Guterres “asks all parties, including the Israeli army, to refrain from any actions that put peacekeeping forces at risk.”

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Sunday that two Israeli Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate of one of its sites and forced entry into it.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the United Nations today to evacuate UNIFIL personnel from the fighting areas in Lebanon, and a few hours later the international force announced that it had gone under the he said as more Israeli violations, including two tanks storming the gates forcefully. of one of its foundations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement sent to Guterres, “It is time for you to withdraw UNIFIL forces from Hezbollah strongholds and combat zones.”

Netanyahu explained, “The Israeli army has asked again and again, and their requests have been denied, to provide human shields to UNIFIL personnel for Hezbollah terrorists.

Hezbollah denies Israel’s accusations of treating the peacekeepers with hostility and says Israel is asking them to leave so they don’t become bystanders to Israel’s cross-border campaign.

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UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement: “UNIFIL peacekeepers remain everywhere and the UN flag is still flying. “

He said, “The Secretary General emphasized that UNIFIL personnel and buildings should never be targeted. He said attacks on peacekeepers violate international law, including international humanitarian law they could be a war crime.”

According to Dujarric, Guterres “asks all parties, including the Israeli army, to refrain from any actions that put peacekeeping forces at risk.”

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Sunday that two Israeli Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate of one of its sites and forced entry into it.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the United Nations today to evacuate UNIFIL personnel from the fighting areas in Lebanon, and a few hours later the international force announced that it had gone under the he said as more Israeli violations, including two tanks storming the gates forcefully. of one of its foundations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement sent to Guterres, “It is time for you to withdraw UNIFIL forces from Hezbollah strongholds and combat zones.”

Netanyahu explained, “The Israeli army has asked again and again, and their requests have been denied, to provide human shields to UNIFIL personnel for Hezbollah terrorists.

Hezbollah denies Israel’s accusations of treating the peacekeepers with hostility and says Israel is asking them to leave so they don’t become bystanders to Israel’s cross-border campaign.

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2024-10-13 21:28:00

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