At least five peacekeepers have been wounded in recent days as Israel targets Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
UNIFIL, a mission of about 9,500 troops of various nationalities created following Israel’s 1978 invasion of Lebanon, has accused the Israeli military of “deliberately” firing on its positions.
“Many European members are participating in this mission,” Borrell noted. “Their work is very important.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on UN chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of “harm’s way”, saying Hezbollah was using them as “human shields”.
UNIFIL has refused to leave its positions.
Source: CNA
