And he said My timer In a statement, Netanyahu’s warning “represents a new chapter in the enemy’s approach of not complying with international legitimacy and its relevant resolutions.”
Mikati confirmed that Lebanon “He condemns Netanyahu’s positionIsraeli aggression On UNIFIL,” according to Agence France-Presse.
The Israeli Prime Minister had invited the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres To remove the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon from danger “immediately.”
And he said Netanyahu In a video clip, he addressed Guterres, “Remove UNIFIL forces from danger. This must be done now and immediately,” after at least five UNIFIL members were injured in recent days during battles taking place between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in South Lebanon.
According to Netanyahu, the Israeli forces asked UNIFIL several times to leave, but were “met with repeated refusal,” providing “a human shield for terrorists.” Hezbollah“.
He added, “You refused to evacuate soldiers UNIFIL It makes them hostages of Hezbollah. “This puts them and the lives of our soldiers in danger.”
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) refused to withdraw from its positions in the border area in southern Lebanon, despite the attacks that left five wounded among its ranks within two days.
Spokesman Andrea Tenenti said in an interview with Agence France-Presse, “The Israeli army requested the evacuation of some of our positions on the Blue Line and even five kilometers from the Blue Line” in southern Lebanon.
On Saturday, 40 countries participating in the force, including Indonesia, Italy and India, condemned in a joint statement “strongly the recent attacks against peacekeepers” and stressed that “such actions must stop immediately and be properly investigated.”
The UNIFIL force has been deployed in southern Lebanon on the border with Israel since 1978. This force, which includes more than 9,500 soldiers, has been caught in the crossfire between Israel and Hezbollah since the party opened a front against the Hebrew state in October 2023 in support of its ally, Hamas, in the Gaza Strip.
