Un -commander injured as a Lebanese protesters torment a car near Beirut Airport | Military news
Deputy Commander Unifil was injured when the convoy was attacked by protesters who lit the UN vehicle.
Going Deputy Commander of the United Nations Temporary Forces in Lebanon (Unifil) was injured when protesters stopped his convoy and lit a vehicle where he traveled to Beirut Airport.
Major General Chok Bahadur Dhakal was on his way to leave the country to Nepal on Friday night after completing his mission when a convoy of unifr that led the peace forces at Beirut Airport attacked protesters. The Lebanese army intervened, but not before the peacekeeping forces sustained injuries.
Unifr said in a statement that the attacks on peacekeepers were a “rough” violation of international law and “may be given war crimes.”
“We are shocked by this incredible attack on the peacekeeping forces who have served in a difficult time to restore safety and stability to Southern Lebanon,” Unifil said.
Protesters said that the supporters of Hezbollah blocked the way to the only airport on Friday on Friday, after the decision of the Lebanese authorities to stop the Iranian planes to land in the capital of Beirut for the allegation of the Israeli army that Iran tried to smuggle the funds for Hezbollah using civil flights.
The decision led to the claims that the Lebanese government caught The pressure of Israel.
The Lebanese army said in a statement that the acting commander of the General General Hassan had contacted Unifil and committed to “working on the arrest of citizens who attacked its members and brought them to justice.”
The Lebanese State News Agency of NNA reported that the Interior Minister Ahmad Al-Hajjar invited to an emergency meeting on Saturday to talk about the security situation and describe the attack as a “crime against the Unifil forces”.
He also gave instructions to work on recognizing the perpetrator and referring to relevant judicial authorities.
The United States also condemned the attack, which he said “resulted in multiple UN peace injuries.” The State Ministry’s statement says the attack was “allegedly carried out by a group of supporters of Hezbollah.”
“We commend the fast response of the Lebanese armed forces to prevent further violence and obligations of the Lebanese government to take all necessary measures to keep individuals responsible for their actions,” it is said.
Hezbollah seemed to have been trying to distance himself from the attack by a statement on the social media that Al-Manar TV accused “rude elements” for “challenged chaos with suspicious goals on Beirut Airport Road.”
Amal Movement, Parliament Parliament Party Nabih Berri, Hezbollah’s ally, said in a statement that “the attack on the Unifr attack on southern Lebanon” and invited the army and security forces to continue the perpetrators.
Unifr was created to supervise the withdrawal of the Israeli army from South Lebanon after the 1978 Israeli invasion.
The UN expanded its mission after the war in 2006 between Israel and Hezbollah, allowing the peacekeeping forces to distribute along the Israeli border to help the Lebanese army extend its authority to the south of the country for the first time in decades.
Both Hezbollah and Israel regularly accuse Unifil of agreement, and peaceful forces have previously attacked Israeli forces. During the recent Israeli war against Lebanon, Israel requested that Unifil to leave their views in the south of the country, and the Israeli tanks trained their weapons on the peacekeeping forces, destroying the door at the Uniphil Base and shooting at the Uni -Fu -tower.
