Israeli soldiers stormed the UNIFIL camp – and UN soldiers were hit by smoke bombs

There should have been three Israeli soldiers who crossed the so-called Blue Line into Lebanon, according to the peacekeeping force. This is the name of the dividing line between Lebanon and Israel, which was established by the United Nations in 2000.

Two Israeli tanks destroyed the main entrance to the UNIFIL base and demanded that the base turn off its lights, they wrote in a letter. statement.

Smoke bombs

At approximately 6:40, peacekeepers stationed at the same location reported the firing of several hand grenades 100 meters to the north. These bombs released smoke, and although everyone was wearing gas masks, 15 soldiers suffered various effects, including skin irritations and reactions in the stomach and intestines, after the smoke entered the camp. The statement says that they are now receiving treatment.

According to Agence France-Presse, UNIFIL forces also claim that Israeli soldiers prevented them from entering a Lebanese village along the border.

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We have asked the Israeli army for clarification after these shocking events.

Unifil holds the line

On Sunday afternoon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the United Nations to withdraw UNIFIL forces from combat zones in Lebanon.

– Move UNIFIL forces out of the way. It must be done now and immediately, Netanyahu says in a video, addressing UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who was recently designated as persona non grata — an undesirable person — in Israel.

Five UNIFIL soldiers were injured in southern Lebanon in recent days. The Israeli army claimed responsibility for four of the incidents that occurred on Thursday and Friday, but did not comment on the latest, which occurred on Saturday.

The Israeli army claims that Hezbollah fighters are stationed in UNIFIL positions, so Netanyahu asks them to withdraw from open areas where Israeli army and Hezbollah fighters are fighting each other.

UNIFIL forces made it clear that they would not resign from their positions, after a unanimous decision among the fifty countries participating in the force.