BEIRUT: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon on Friday (Oct 11) warned of “very critical dangers” for his or her Blue Helmets after explosions wounded two mission members close to the Israeli border, the second such incident in two days.
Israel and Hezbollah have been clashing in south Lebanon since final week when Israel introduced “focused” incursions into Lebanon towards the Lebanese militant group, which is backed by Iran.
Friday’s incidents got here after peacekeeping mission UNIFIL mentioned its positions had been “repeatedly hit” and two Indonesian Blue Helmets have been injured on Thursday, sparking a wave of worldwide condemnation.
On Friday morning, “UNIFIL’s Naqura headquarters was affected by explosions for the second time within the final 48 hours. Two peacekeepers have been injured after two explosions occurred near an remark tower”, the peacekeeping mission mentioned.
A UNIFIL spokeswoman mentioned they have been Sri Lankan.
As well as, a number of blast partitions “at our UN place 1-31, close to the Blue Line in Labbouneh, fell when an IDF Caterpillar hit the perimeter and IDF tanks moved within the proximity of the UN place”.
“These incidents put once more UN peacekeepers, who’re serving in south Lebanon on the request of the Safety Council beneath decision 1701 (2006), at very critical dangers,” it mentioned.
