UN peacekeepers say Israel army ‘demolished’ Lebanon watchtower, fence

Capt. Hector Alonso Garcia of the Spanish UNIFIL battalion, the United Nations peacekeeping force in south Lebanon, shows on a map the blue line, a U.N.-drawn boundary between Lebanon and Israel, at an observation tower in Abbassiyeh, a Lebanese border village with Israel, on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. (AP)
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Updated 20 October 2024
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UN peacekeepers say Israel army ‘demolished’ Lebanon watchtower, fence

  • An Israeli “army bulldozer deliberately demolished an observation tower and perimeter fence of a UN position in” southern Lebanon, UNIFIL said in a statement

BEIRUT, Lebanon: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon on Sunday said the Israeli army “deliberately” damaged one of their positions in southern Lebanon, in the latest incident reported by the force that remains deployed in all positions.
An Israeli “army bulldozer deliberately demolished an observation tower and perimeter fence of a UN position in” southern Lebanon, UNIFIL said in a statement, adding that its forces remain in all positions “despite the pressure being exerted.”
 

 


EU condemns Israel’s West Bank control measures: spokesman

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EU condemns Israel’s West Bank control measures: spokesman

  • EU spokesperson says the Israeli move is another step in the wrong direction
BRUSSELS: The European Union on Monday condemned new Israeli measures to tighten control of the West Bank and pave the way for more settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.
“The European Union condemns recent decisions by Israel’s security cabinet to expand Israeli control in the West Bank. This move is another step in the wrong direction,” EU spokesman Anouar El Anouni told journalists.