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Israel’s UN ambassador: “Incomprehensible” that UNIFIL peacekeepers remain in combat zone in southern Lebanon
From CNN’s Eugenia Yosef
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations said it is “incomprehensible” that the UN has not moved UNIFIL peacekeepers away from parts of southern Lebanon where the Israeli military is fighting Hezbollah militants.
Addressing the UN, Danny Danon insisted that Hezbollah was using UNIFIL’s outposts to hide and place ambushes.
He once again demanded that UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) peacekeepers move five kilometers (3.1 miles) north of the border to avoid the line of fire, adding that Israel would continue holding talks with UN officials on the matter.
Danon also said an investigation is underway into an incident involving UNIFIL peacekeepers, without specifying which incident he was referring to.
UNIFIL reported Thursday that the peacekeepers were injured after an Israeli tank fired toward an observation tower at its headquarters in the southern Lebanese city Naqoura.
