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Lebanon at a Crossroads: The High-Stakes Push to Revive Resolution 1701, What of UNIFIL?

Joanne Naoum, 28/11 11:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Lebanon faces a critical two-month challenge as all parties work to maintain stability and implement the revived UN Security Council Resolution 1701. With reinforcement efforts underway, the focus is on translating this second chance into tangible action. Cautious days lie ahead as UNIFIL and the Lebanese Army remain on high alert. This is ...

UNIFIL Welcomes Ceasefire, Adjusts Operations for Lasting Peace

This is Beirut, 27/11 18:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, acknowledging the “new situation” and emphasizing its readiness to support both Lebanon and Israel in this phase. In a statement released on Wednesday, UNIFIL confirmed that it would continue performing its mandated tasks and had already ...

UNIFIL Condemns Attacks on Lebanese Army as Violation of Resolution 1701

This is Beirut, 25/11 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In a press statement, UNIFIL said that it is “deeply concerned about the numerous strikes targeting the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) within Lebanese territory, despite the LAF's declared non-involvement in the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.” It considered that “such attacks on the Lebanese Armed Forces within Lebanese ...

Four Italian Peacekeepers Injured in Lebanon, Rome Points to Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 22/11 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Four Italian soldiers were lightly hurt in a rocket "attack" on the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, Rome said on Friday, with Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani saying initial evidence pointed to Hezbollah. "It is believed that there were two missiles. From what it appears, they are believed to have been launched by Hezbollah," he said in ...

UNIFIL Targeted in Three Separate Incidents in South Lebanon, Italy Condemns 'Unacceptable' Attack

This is Beirut, 19/11 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) issued a statement on Tuesday saying that its “peacekeepers and facilities were targeted in three separate incidents in South Lebanon today, with four peacekeepers injured in one of the incidents.” “Four Ghanaian peacekeepers on duty sustained injuries as a rocket – ...

Beirut's Southern Suburbs Under Fire, Rising Casualties in the South

This is Beirut, 15/11 20:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Violence went on unabated on Friday with devastating Israeli airstrikes hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs for the fourth consecutive day, while strikes and fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah continued in South Lebanon, causing additional casualties among civilians. Evacuation warnings were issued during the day and late afternoon by ...

UNIFIL Patrol Comes Under Fire, Lebanon Requested to Probe the Incident

This is Beirut, 14/11 19:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL) came under fire on Thursday after noticing an arms cache on the roadside, according to a statement issued on its Telegram channel. “A UNIFIL patrol near Qallawiyah (in the Bint Jbeil district in southern Lebanon) noticed this morning a cache of ammunition near the roadway. After informing ...

Lacroix: Resolution 1701 Remains Key, UNIFIL Ready to Support Lasting Peace Roadmap

This is Beirut, 14/11 18:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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On his third visit to Lebanon, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix stressed that Security Council Resolution 1701 remains the framework to return to stability — and build on it. Concluding a three-day visit to Beirut, Lacroix underscored in meetings with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Caretaker Prime Minister ...

Lebanon Files New UN Complaint After Israeli Attacks on UNIFIL

This is Beirut, 11/11 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lodged a new complaint with the UN Security Council in response to Israeli attacks on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The press release issued by the Ministry on Monday read: “More than thirty Israeli attacks targeted peacekeeping forces in Lebanon during the month of October 2024 ...

Qassem: 'We Are Ready for Conditional Indirect Negotiations'

This is Beirut, 06/11 21:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, confirmed on Wednesday that his organization has expanded and enhanced its arsenal since the end of the 2006 war, in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. Naim Qassem announced that Hezbollah is ready to accept “conditional” indirect negotiations between Beirut and Tel Aviv “if ...

Israeli commandos jammed UNIFIL radar in abduction operation

This is Beirut, 05/11 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A preliminary probe found that Israeli commandos used a speedboat equipped with radar-jamming devices to abduct a Lebanese man accused of being a Hezbollah operative, a Lebanese judicial official told AFP Tuesday. The initial findings suggest that "the Israeli army used a high-speed vessel equipped with advanced devices capable of jamming radars" ...

UNIFIL Stays in Place to Prevent ‘Occupation’ of Its Positions

This is Beirut, 02/11 16:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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UN peacekeeping operations head Jean-Pierre Lacroix reaffirmed that UNIFIL peacekeepers would “remain in place” in Lebanon, warning that withdrawing from their positions could lead to them being occupied by the Israeli Army or Hezbollah. He made these remarks in an interview with the UN news service, according to a statement issued on ...