Published October 13,2024
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Israeli tanks have forcibly entered a United Nations peacekeeping base in southern Lebanon, in accordance with a UN assertion.
“Two IDF Merkava tanks destroyed the position’s main gate and forcibly entered the position. They requested multiple times that the base turn out its lights,” the United Nations Interim Force in South Lebanon (UNIFIL) stated in a press release.
It added that the tanks left about 45 minutes later after UNIFIL protested via its liaison mechanism. The UN peacekeeping forces stated the Israeli navy’s presence was placing peacekeepers in peril.
About two hours later, one other incident occurred on the identical location, UNIFIL stated. Shots have been fired and smoke was seen rising, after which 15 peacekeepers suffered pores and skin irritations and gastrointestinal issues, the UN forces stated.
The Israeli navy additionally stopped an vital “UNIFIL logistics movement” close to the Lebanese border city of Mais al-Jabal on Saturday and denied its passage, the identical assertion stated.
The Israeli military has up to now made no touch upon the incidents.
Source: www.anews.com.tr