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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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“Move Lebanon Peacekeepers Out Of Harm’s Way, Right Now”: Netanyahu To UN

October 14, 2024 admin

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief on Sunday to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of “harm’s way”, saying Hezbollah was using them as “human shields”. His call to UN chief Antonio Guterres came a day after the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) repeated its refusal to…

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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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