UNITED NATIONS: United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon remain in place - despite Israel asking them to move - and provide the only communications link between the countries' militar
A United Nations peacekeeper is pictured on a UN armoured vehicle in Naqoura, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon , Aug 31, 2023. "Peacekeepers continue to do their best to implement their Security Council mandate in obviously very difficult conditions," UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix told reporters, adding that contingency plans were ready for both good and bad outcomes.
The mission, known as UNIFIL, is mandated by the Security Council to help the Lebanese army keep the area free of weapons and armed personnel other than those of the Lebanese state. That has sparked friction with Iran-backed Hezbollah, which effectively controls southern Lebanon.
"The peacekeepers are currently staying in their position, all of them," Lacroix told reporters."The parties have an obligation to respect the safety of and security of peacekeepers, and I want to insist on that." Lacroix said UNIFIL was continuing to liaise with both countries, describing the mission as"the only channel of communication" between them. The mission was working to protect civilians and support the safe movement of civilians and delivery of humanitarian aid.The UN peacekeepers operate between the Litani River in the north and the Blue Line in the south. The mission has more than 10,000 troops from 50 countries and about 800 civilian staff, according to its website.
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