UN Says It Will Not Withdraw Peacekeepers From Southern Lebanon

Published on October 15, 2024

The U.N. Security Council has refused to bow to Israeli pressure and withdraw peacekeepers from southern Lebanon and has urged both sides to respect their neutrality. In a statement issued on Monday, the security council also expressed “deep concern” at mounting civilian casualties, the destruction of infrastructure and the number of homeless people in Lebanon. U.N. peacekeeping chief Jean-Marie Lacroix told journalists in New York, Secretary-General António Guterres had confirmed Monday the peacekeepers would remain in all their positions despite requests from Israel for them to move three miles north. Israeli troops entered southern Lebanon on Oct. 1 to flush out Hezbollah fighters who have been firing rockets across the border and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeping force of  “providing a human shield” to the terrorists....

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