Iran strongly condemns Israel’s ‘deliberate’ attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Iran has condemned in the strongest terms a “deliberate” attack by the Israeli regime on the headquarters of the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon.

Two peacekeepers from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were injured after its headquarters in the southern city of Naqoura was hit by explosions for the second time in 48 hours, a day after Israeli forces struck the same position, the mission said in a statement on Friday.

The UNIFIL force said the incident was a "serious development", stressing the importance of guaranteeing the security of UN personnel and property.

In a statement on Friday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said, “This is just one more example of lawless & callous behaviour by an entity that has killed more than 220 UN staff members within the past year.”

He pointed to other cases of the Israeli regime’s illegal attitude and said its ambassador to the United Nations has shredded the UN Charter, its foreign minister has declared the UN Secretary-General persona non grata and its warmonger prime minister has abused the UN General Assembly tribune to threaten other states.

The Iranian spokesman urged the international community to stand up against the “evil” Israeli regime.

The UNIFIL force said the incident was a "serious development", stressing the importance of guaranteeing the security of UN personnel and property.

Italy summons Israeli ambassador after UN observers wounded in Lebanon

Italy’s defense minister summons the Israeli ambassador to Rome after UN peacekeepers are targeted in southern Lebanon.

France and Italy have summoned the Israeli ambassadors to Paris and Rome. Russia said it was "outraged" and demanded that Israel refrain from "hostile actions" against the peacekeepers.

Israeli forces are continuing attacks on UN peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon despite worldwide condemnation.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the Israeli forces attack that injured two Indonesian military personnel who are members of the UNIFIL.

He said, "This incident is intolerable and cannot be repeated."

The conflict between the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah and the Israeli regime erupted after the movement joined the pro-Gaza operations on October 8 last year, a day after the Palestinian resistance movement launched its unprecedented Operation Al-Aqsa Flood (Storm).

The attacks that have taken a deadlier turn over the past weeks have claimed the lives of more than 2,000 Lebanese people, including Hezbollah’s Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

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