Netanyahu calls on UN to withdraw peacekeepers from Lebanon after five peacekeepers were injured

2024-10-13 16:17:00

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The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuurged this Sunday the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, to “immediately” put the organization’s peacekeeping forces in Lebanon out of danger (The end).

Secretary General, put the Finul forces out of danger. We need to do it now, immediately.”Netanyahu said this in a recorded speech, addressing Guterres in English.

Ex the first time that the head of the Israeli government speaks publicly after the wave of criticism it generated After at least five peacekeepers were injured these last days in the clashes between the Israeli army and the pro-Iranian movement Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

Netanyahu underlined this in his speech The Israeli army had “repeatedly” called for Finul’s withdrawal from combat zones and had encountered “repeated rejections.”

“Their refusal to evacuate the Finul soldiers makes them hostages of Hezbollah. This puts them and the lives of our soldiers in danger,” he insisted.

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“We regret that the Finul soldiers were injured and we are doing everything we can to prevent this from happening again. But the simplest and most obvious way to ensure this is to simply get them out of the danger zone,” he added.

On Friday Finul accused Israeli troops of shoot “repeatedly” and “deliberately” against their positions.

CFive peacekeepers were injured in 48 hours, according to the U.N. force, whose positions suffered “a lot of damage,” its spokesman, Andrea Tenenti, said.

The Israeli army said so He had fired in the direction of a “threat”. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden urged Israel to stop firing on UN forces in Lebanon.

At least 40 countries, including 34 Finul contributors, gave this Saturday their “total” support to the force and They urged the peacekeepers to be protected.

Created in 1978, the godson It has 9,500 soldiers of various nationalities and Its mission is to monitor the security situation and protect civilians in the area between Lebanon and Israel.

Pope Francis’ appeal before the war in the Middle East

Him father Francesco asked this Sunday “respect” the UN Blue Helmets in Lebanon, who accused the Israeli army of deliberately firing on their positions.

“I feel close to all the people involved [en el conflicto de Oriente Medio]Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, where I ask that the UN peacekeepers be respected,” the Argentine pontiff declared from the Vatican.

Attempts to negotiate an end to the fighting in Lebanon and Gaza have so far failed.

“I ask once again for an immediate ceasefire on all fronts and for the paths of diplomacy and dialogue to be followed to achieve peace”, Francis said at the end of the Angelus prayer, in which he also asked for “the victims, displaced persons and hostages.”

“Brothers and sisters, war is an illusion. It will never bring peace or security, it is a defeat for everyoneespecially because we believe we are invincible. “Please stop,” he condemned.