It was also announced that 4 members of the United Nations peacekeeping forces were injured.”UNIFIL“While they were near the target vehicle.
A few days ago, UNIFIL Commander Jean-Pierre Lacroix said that the United Nations force in southern Lebanon is determined to stay, not only because of its mandate to monitor attacks launched by Israel and Hezbollah, but because the departure Peacekeeping forces It would likely mean control of UN facilities by one of the warring parties.
With the beginning of the latest Israeli attack in early October, Israel asked UNIFIL to withdraw to a distance of 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the Lebanese border to preserve its safety, but the United Nations refused.
UNIFIL was established by the United Nations after the invasion Israel to Lebanon in 1978, and its original mission was to monitor the ceasefire and secure the tense “Blue Line,” established by the United Nations to determine the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon.