The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expressed deep concern over the escalation of violence currently taking place across the Blue Line, which has caused a large number of civilian deaths and the destruction of homes and livelihoods.
“The escalation must stop immediately, and all parties must lay down their arms and start working towards a sustainable political and diplomatic solution,” UNIFIL urged in a statement on Thursday.
UNIFIL emphasized that it “remains ready to support this process in any way possible, including through a tripartite meeting at the request of the parties.”
The southern border witnessed its deadliest attack in the past couple of days. Some 16 people, including 10 rescue workers, have been killed in Israeli strikes on Hebbariyeh and Tayr Harfa.
At least 331 people have been killed in cross-border hostilities since October 8, most of them Hezbollah fighters, including some 57 civilians, according to an AFP count.
On the Israeli side, at least 10 soldiers and seven civilians have been killed in northern Israel, according to the Israeli military.
