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What is the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon? Watch Video

October 26, 2024 admin

Explained: What is UNIFIL? | Video Credit: The Hindu The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is the global body’s peacekeeping force patrolling southern Lebanon. Currently, the group has come under direct fire from the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), which continues to expands its war against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Established in 1978 by the…

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United Nations peacekeepers say Israel troops fired at Lebanon post

October 26, 2024 admin

Armoured vehicles of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol the Marjayoun area in southern Lebanon on October 24, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. | Photo Credit: AFP United Nations peacekeepers said on Friday (October 25, 2024) that Israeli soldiers fired at one of their observation posts in south…

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Security Council voices ’strong concern’ for U.N. peacekeepers after Israeli attacks

October 15, 2024 admin

The rubble of a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Deir Billa, Lebanon is pictured on October 13, 2024. Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu has called on the U.N. to remove UNIFIL peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon immediately. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images The U.N. Security Council expressed “strong concern” Monday (October 14, 2024)…

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Indian troops with United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to stay put in south Lebanon amid Israeli ground incursion

October 1, 2024 admin

United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL) look at the Lebanese-Israeli border File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Indian contingent in the United Nations Interim Force in South Lebanon (UNIFIL) will be staying put and performing its duties in the face of Israel’s decision to enter the country amid escalating tensions in the region. “The (Indian) battalion of…

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