IDF in ‘Outrageous Threat’ to Irish UN Troops in Lebanon
UNITED NATIONS, 14 Oct 2024
Mick Hall | Consortium News - TRANSCEND Media Service
Irish peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, on patrol along the Blue Line in the vicinity of UN Post 6-52 in southern Lebanon.
(UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz)
Israel continues to isolate itself diplomatically after the IDF throws its weight around with U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon.
10 Oct 2024 – An Irish-Israeli diplomatic crisis has been defused after Israel withdrew its invasion force from firing positions metres from a U.N. post in south Lebanon staffed by Irish peacekeepers.
Irish President Michael D. Higgins had called Israeli demands for U.N. peacekeepers to abandon their posts as its invading army crossed deeper into Lebanese sovereign territory “an outrageous threat.”
The incident underlined how Israel is increasingly alienating itself on the international stage while continuing to undermine institutions and instruments of international humanitarian law.
Tags: Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, Peacekeeping, United Nations
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