Lebanon condemned this Monday (25) the attacks on the United Nations peacekeeping mission (Unifil) based in the south of the country, including last week’s rocket attack, in which four Italian soldiers were slightly injured.
The 10,000-strong multinational Unifil mission is monitoring hostilities along the demarcation line with Israel, an area hit by clashes between the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah militia and Israeli forces.
Since Israel launched a border ground campaign against Hezbollah in late September, peacekeepers have suffered multiple attacks from both sides.
“Lebanon strongly condemns any attack on Unifil and calls on all sides to respect the security of troops and their installations,” Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said during a conference in Rome.
Bou Habib spoke before attending a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Anagni, southeast of Rome, with other Middle Eastern counterparts set to discuss conflicts in the region.
The minister added: “Lebanon condemns recent attacks on the Italian contingent and deplores such unjustified hostilities.”
Italy said Hezbollah was probably responsible for the attack carried out on Friday (22) against its troops in Unifil.
Beirut’s foreign minister called for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended a previous war between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006, with a ceasefire that has faced challenges and violations over the years.
“Lebanon is ready to fulfill its obligations stipulated in the above-mentioned resolution,” said Bou Habib. “This literally means, and I quote, ‘There will be no weapons without the consent of the government of Lebanon and no authority other than that of the government of Lebanon.”
Hezbollah, militarily more powerful than Lebanon’s regular army, says it is defending the country from Israeli aggression.
The group promises to keep fighting and says it will not lay down its arms or allow Israel to make political gains behind the war.
This content was originally published in Lebanon condemns attacks on the UN peacekeeping mission on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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