The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) accused Israel of violating UN Security Council Resolution 1701 by destroying a blue barrel marking the Lebanese-Israeli border and an observation tower belonging to the Lebanese Armed Forces. UNIFIL called for all actors to avoid actions that could jeopardize the 60-day ceasefire.
FILE - UNIFIL peacekeepers secure the area in Khardali, southern Lebanon , following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. BEIRUT: The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon accused Israel Saturday of a"flagrant violation" of the 2006 Security Council resolution that forms the
"This morning, peacekeepers observed an bulldozer destroying a blue barrel marking the line of withdrawal between Lebanon and Israel in Labbouneh, as well as an observation tower belonging to the Lebanese Armed Forces immediately beside a UNIFIL position there," the peacekeeping force said. Under the terms of the ceasefire, the Lebanese army is to deploy alongside UN peacekeepers in the south as the Israeli army withdraws over 60 days.
Detailing its latest air strikes in Lebanon on Thursday, the Israeli military said it was acting to remove any threat to Israel"in accordance with the ceasefire understandings"."We have said that we are giving an opportunity to prevent Israeli violations and to implement the agreement, and we will exercise patience," he said, stressing:"This does not mean that we will wait for 60 days.
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