BEIRUT (AA) — The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced Sunday that an Israeli army bulldozer deliberately demolished one of its observation towers and a perimeter fence in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon. In a statement, the UNIFIL said: “Earlier today, an IDF (Israeli army) bulldozer deliberately demolished an observatio...
BEIRUT (AA) – The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Sunday said that two Israeli tanks “forcibly entered” a Blue Helmet position in the town of Ramyeh in southern Lebanon. In a statement, UNIFIL said: “Early this morning, peacekeepers at a UN position in Ramyah observed three platoons of Israeli soldiers crossing the Blue […...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said on Friday he is asking Israel to not target UN peacekeepers in Lebanon. “Absolutely, positively,” Biden told reporters when asked if he was asking Israel to stop hitting UN peacekeepers. His remarks came after Israeli forces early Friday shelled an observation post belonging to UN In...
BEIRUT (AA) – At least three soldiers from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were injured on Saturday in an Israeli raid that targeted their vehicle in the south of the country, according to official media. “A four-wheel-drive vehicle belonging to UNTSO (United Nations Truce Supervision Organization) truce observers near Point B37...
