Israeli minister condemns UN peacekeepers as fighting rages Updated: Monday, October 14, 2024 09:42 On October 12, UNIFIL vehicles conducted a patrol in Marjayoun, southern Lebanon. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen has accused the United Nations’ UNIFIL forces in south Lebanon of being a “useless” force that failed to defend Israelis from Hezbollah assaults and urged them to evacuate as conflict escalated. “The State of Israel will do everything to ensure the safety of its citizens, and if the UN cannot help, at least it should not interfere, and move its personnel from the combat zones,” he said X. Israel and the United Nations have been swapping accusations regarding peacekeeping in Isreal allies

The UN alleged Israeli tanks broke into its base yesterday, the latest charges of Israeli abuses of peacekeeping operations, which have been criticized by Hezbollah and Israel’s allies. Israel denied the UN story, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the peacekeepers to leave, claiming they were providing “human shields” for Hezbollah. The UNIFIL peacekeeping force reported two Israeli Merkava tanks demolished a base’s main gate and forced their way in before dawn yesterday. After the tanks withdrew, rounds detonated 100 metres distant, causing smoke to spread across the base and sicken UN workers, according to a statement.

The UN said yesterday that Israeli tanks broke into its base, the latest accusation of Israeli violations of peacekeeping operations, which have been condemned by Hezbollah and Israel’s allies. Israel refuted the UN story, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the peacekeepers to leave, claiming they were serving as “human shields” for Hezbollah. The UNIFIL peacekeeping force stated that two Israeli Merkava tanks destroyed a base’s main gate and pushed their way in before dawn yesterday. According to a statement, when the tanks left, rounds detonated 100 metres away, causing smoke to spread across the base and sickening UN staff.

Brigadier General Yiftach Norkin stated that the tunnels were constructed a few years ago. Since announcing its ground operation near the border, the Israeli military claims it has destroyed hundreds of Hezbollah underground shafts, missile launchers, and command structures. Both Hezbollah and Israel claim that the organization has a vast tunnel network in southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, European Union foreign policy leader Josep Borrell stated that EU member states have waited too long to denounce Israel’s attacks on UNIFIL soldiers in Lebanon, calling the attacks “completely unacceptable”. The Israeli military claims that a Hezbollah drone killed four troops at one of its northern locations Friday night.

The military says a Hezbollah drone murdered four troops at one of its northern sites last night. The strike on a military training site in Binyamina, near Haifa, was the worst assault on an Israeli installation since September 23, when Israel increased its attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon. According to emergency services, more than 60 people were injured. Meanwhile, authorities in Gaza said that the death toll from an Israeli strike on a school used as a shelter for displaced people had increased to 15, including entire families, while a separate midnight strike on a hospital killed four.

According to the military, a Hezbollah drone killed four servicemen at one of its northern positions Friday night. The attack on a military training facility in Binyamina, near Haifa, was the most serious assault on an Israeli installation since September 23, when Israel increased its attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon. According to rescue personnel, about 60 persons were hurt. Meanwhile, officials in Gaza said that the death toll from an Israeli strike on a school used as a shelter for displaced Palestinians had risen to 15, including entire families, while a separate midnight strike on a hospital killed four.

Business Budget 2025 Politics Regional Ireland The Middle East Climate Nuacht World RTÉ investigates. Programmes Israeli minister condemns UN peacekeepers as fighting rages Updated: Monday, October 14, 2024 09:42 On October 12, UNIFIL vehicles patrolled Marjayoun in southern Lebanon. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen criticized UNIFIL as a “useless” force that failed to protect Israelis from Hezbollah attacks and urged them to withdraw as fighting intensified. “The State of Israel will do everything to ensure the safety of its citizens, and if the UN cannot help, at least it should not interfere, and move its personnel from the combat zones,” he told reporters.

Israel said its air force attacked “Hezbollah launchers, anti-tank missile posts, weapons storage facilities” and other targets, while Israeli infantry “eliminated dozens” of fighters on the ground. According to Lebanon’s official National News Agency, Israeli forces have “escalated their attacks” on southern Lebanon, with “successive air strikes” on various border villages. It was later reported that an Israeli strike on Mayfadoun, near Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon, killed five people and injured one more.

Israel claimed that its air force targeted “Hezbollah launchers, anti-tank missile posts, weapons storage facilities” and other targets, while Israeli soldiers “eliminated dozens” of fighters on the ground. According to Lebanon’s official National News Agency, Israeli forces have “escalated their attacks” on southern Lebanon, launching “successive air strikes” on numerous border villages. It was later revealed that an Israeli strike on Mayfadoun, near Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon, killed five persons and injured one.

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Israeli bombings in Lebanon have killed more than 1,300 people since September 23, according to an AFP assessment of official numbers, which includes yesterday. That figure eclipses the total Lebanese death toll of 1,200, primarily civilians, from the previous Hezbollah-Israel war in 2006, when 160 persons, largely troops, were killed in Israel. The Pentagon announced it would deploy a high-altitude anti-missile system and its US military staff to Israel to help the partner protect itself from any potential Iranian attack.