{"id":278171,"date":"2024-10-28T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=278171"},"modified":"2024-10-22T05:15:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T04:15:10","slug":"israeli-army-deliberately-demolished-watchtower-fence-at-un-peacekeeping-site-in-southern-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2024\/10\/israeli-army-deliberately-demolished-watchtower-fence-at-un-peacekeeping-site-in-southern-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Army \u2018Deliberately Demolished\u2019 Watchtower, Fence at UN Peacekeeping Site in Southern Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A crater marks the impact of an explosion at the UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura. \u00a9 UNIFIL<\/p><\/div>\n

20 Oct 2024 – The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said that an Israeli army bulldozer demolished an observation tower and the perimeter fence of a UN position earlier today in Marwahin, in the southern part of the country.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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A press statement<\/a> issued by the Mission, formally known as the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, said Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) \u201cdeliberately demolished\u201d the watchtower and the fence surrounding the Marwahin site.<\/p>\n

\u201cYet again, we remind the IDF and all actors of their obligations to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and property and to respect the inviolability of UN premises at all times,\u201d UNIFIL<\/a> stated.<\/p>\n

The mission also reiterated that the violation of a UN site and damage to its assets constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and Security Council<\/a> resolution 1701<\/a>, the unanimously adopted text to end to a 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah and chart a path towards security on the border between Israel and Lebanon.<\/p>\n

The statement went on to note that the Israeli army has repeatedly asked UNIFIL to vacate its positions along the Blue Line<\/a> and has deliberately damaged UN positions.<\/p>\n

Despite the pressure on the mission and troop-contributing countries, UNIFIL stressed that peacekeepers remain in all their positions, the mission\u2019s statement said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to carry out our mandated tasks of monitoring and reporting,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n

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Other security incidents<\/h2>\n

Sunday\u2019s developments come after a series of worrying incidents\u00a0in the past days in which a total of five peacekeepers have been injured.<\/p>\n

Just four days ago<\/a>, UNIFIL issued a statement saying peacekeepers at a position near Kafer Kela had observed an IDF Merkava tank firing at their watchtower.<\/p>\n

Two cameras were destroyed, and the tower was damaged.<\/p>\n

\u201cYet again we see direct and apparently deliberate fire on a UNIFIL position,\u201d the mission stated at the time.<\/p>\n

In addition, last Sunday, 13 October, 15 peacekeepers\u00a0suffered<\/a>\u00a0from \u201csmoke effects\u201d, after the IDF fired several rounds some 100 metres from their position, which had been deliberately\u00a0breached<\/a>\u00a0around two hours earlier the same day.<\/p>\n

Several UN positions have been damaged, and cameras and lights destroyed.<\/p>\n

Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General voiced concern over the situation,\u00a0reiterating<\/a>\u00a0that safety and security of UN personnel and property \u201cmust be guaranteed\u201d and that the inviolability of UN premises \u201cmust be respected at all times without qualification\u201d.<\/p>\n

He also\u00a0warned<\/a>\u00a0that attacks against peacekeepers contravene international law and may constitute war crimes.<\/p>\n

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