SHOCKING VIOLATIONS
United Nations peacekeepers on Sunday accused Israeli troops of breaking through a gate and entering one of their positions in south Lebanon.
It is the latest of several incidents the UNIFIL mission has reported since Thursday, leaving five Blue Helmets previously injured.
“At around 4.30 am, while peacekeepers were in shelters, two IDF (Israeli military) Merkava tanks destroyed the position’s main gate and forcibly entered the position” in the Ramia area, before leaving 45 minutes later, said the peacekeeping force (UNIFIL).
On Saturday, several kilometres to the northeast, Israeli “soldiers stopped a critical UNIFIL logistical movement near Mais al-Jabal, denying it passage”, it added.
“We have requested an explanation from the IDF for these shocking violations,” UNIFIL said.
The Israeli military later said a tank “backed several meters into a UNIFIL post” while “under fire” and attempting to evacuate injured soldiers.
