UN peacekeepers attacked in south Lebanon near Israel border

BEIRUT — Unknown perpetrators attacked a radical of U.N. peacekeepers successful confederate Lebanon, vandalizing their vehicles and stealing authoritative items from them, a U.N. authoritative said Wednesday.

Such scuffles with U.N. peacekeepers are not uncommon successful confederate Lebanon since the peacekeeping unit was expanded pursuing the 2006 warfare betwixt Israel and the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.

The U.N. force, known arsenic UNIFIL, called connected Lebanese authorities to “investigate rapidly and thoroughly, and prosecute each those liable for these crimes,” said Kandice Ardiel, a UNIFIL property official. She added that the onslaught occurred connected Tuesday night.

Local media reported that residents of the confederate municipality of Bint Jbeil scuffled with Irish peacekeepers who they said were taking photographs of residential homes. The reports added that the U.N. unit was not accompanied by Lebanese troops.

Bint Jbeil is simply a Hezbollah stronghold and ample parts of its were destroyed during the 2006 war.

Ardiel said that contrary to the disinformation being spread, the peacekeepers were not taking photos and were not connected backstage property. She added that the peacekeepers were connected their mode to conscionable members of the Lebanese service for a regular patrol.

“UNIFIL condemns attacks connected men and women serving the origin of peace, which are violations of some Lebanese and planetary law,” Ardiel said, adding that UNIFIL besides condemns those who manipulate section residents to service their purposes.

UNIFIL was primitively created to oversee the withdrawal of Israeli troops aft a 1978 invasion. The ngo was expanded successful Lebanon nether a U.N.-brokered truce aft the monthlong warfare betwixt Israel and Hezbollah militants successful 2006.

A akin incidental with peacekeepers successful southbound Lebanon precocious past twelvemonth was condemned by Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry.