The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon accused the Israeli army on Friday of “deliberate and direct destruction” of its property.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Thursday that two excavators and an Israeli army bulldozer destroyed part of a fence and a concrete structure at a UNIFIL position in the border area of Ras Naqoura.
The mission called the incident a “blatant violation” of international law.
The “incident, like seven other similar incidents, is not a matter of peacekeepers getting caught in the crossfire, but of deliberate and direct actions by the IDF. [Israeli army],” UNIFIL added in a post on X.
“We once again remind the IDF and all actors of their obligation to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and property and to respect the sanctity of UN buildings at all times,” the mission said.
On Thursday, UNIFIL said five peacekeepers were slightly injured in an Israeli drone strike in Sidon in southern Lebanon.
