Lebanon announced on Saturday its intention to file a prompt complaint with the UN Security Council concerning Israel’s assault on the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), resulting in injuries to three soldiers and a civilian.
In response to the incident, the Foreign Ministry declared that it had initiated the preparation of an urgent complaint to the UN Security Council following Israel’s targeting of a patrol belonging to the UN ceasefire monitoring body, resulting in injuries to four individuals, some of whom are in critical condition.
The ministry expressed strong condemnation of this attack, citing its violation of international and humanitarian law.
It clarified that the targeting of the UN peacekeepers occurred after a series of assaults on journalists, paramedics, children, women, and civilians.
The Lebanese Foreign Ministry emphasized that the assault on UN forces was part of Israel’s deliberate policy of disregarding the decisions of international legitimacy and its representatives since 1948.
During a phone call to the commander-in-chief of UNIFIL forces, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the attack and expressed solidarity with the international forces following the targeting of a UNIFIL vehicle, resulting in several injuries, according to the Premier’s Office.
General Lazaro informed the Lebanese prime minister that UNIFIL was investigating the incident.
Earlier on Saturday, official media reported that at least one civilian and three soldiers from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were injured in an Israeli raid that targeted their vehicle in the south of the country.
Meanwhile, UNIFIL expressed concern over the escalation of violence across the Blue Line.
Commenting on the incident, the Israeli army denied targeting any UNIFIL vehicle in the Rmeish area in southern Lebanon.
Tensions have escalated along the Lebanon-Israel border amid sporadic exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, marking the deadliest clashes since the two sides fought a full-scale war in 2006.
The border tension coincides with an Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip, resulting in more than 32,700 fatalities following a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on October 7 last year.
