{"id":3147,"date":"2024-10-16T22:08:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T22:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/?p=3147"},"modified":"2024-10-17T00:57:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T00:57:25","slug":"un-peacekeepers-report-another-deliberate-israeli-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/index.php\/2024\/10\/16\/un-peacekeepers-report-another-deliberate-israeli-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"UN peacekeepers report another \u2018deliberate\u2019 Israeli attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
A UNIFIL observation post in southern Lebanon has been shelled by an Israeli Merkava tank, according to the contingent<\/strong><\/p>\n An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tank has fired at a UN peacekeeping outpost in southern Lebanon, damaging a watchtower and destroying surveillance equipment, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n The peacekeeping force described the incident as what appeared to be another \u201cdeliberate\u201d<\/em> attack by the IDF, urging the Israeli military to \u201crespect the inviolability of UN premises at all times.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThis morning, peacekeepers at a position near Kafer Kela observed an IDF Merkava tank firing at their watchtower. Two cameras were destroyed, and the tower was damaged,\u201d<\/em> the force said in a statement.<\/p>\n Yet again we see direct and apparently deliberate fire on a UNIFIL position.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The UN peacekeepers have repeatedly accused Israel of attacking its positions in southern Lebanon amid the ongoing escalation between West Jerusalem and the Hezbollah militant group. The attacks have resulted in damage to several UNIFIL installations, with several peacekeepers wounded.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n