UNIFIL is seriously concerned by numerous strikes on the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) inside the Lebanese territories, despite their declared non-involvement in the ongoing hostilities between Hizbullah and Israel.

The body of a UNIFIL French peacekeeper, who passed away last week in a road accident in south Lebanon, was sent home today following a solemn ceremony in Beirut to pay tribute to her life and work with UNIFIL. 

Yesterday afternoon, a UNIFIL patrol involving French and Finnish peacekeepers – while conducting a patrol in the village of Bedias – faced a denial of freedom of movement from a group of individuals with at least one of them armed.