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Despite relentless and daily exchanges of fire since early October 2023, UNIFIL peacekeepers have stayed their course in assisting local populations with their pressing needs during these challenging times.
Over the past days we have seen a concerning shift in the exchanges of fire.
As the exchanges of fire affecting south Lebanon run into the fifth month forcing thousands to flee to safety, UNIFIL peacekeepers have been assisting the people remaining in their villages with their most pressing needs.
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro, accompanied by UNIFIL officials, met with mayors from around the Tyre Caza today to hear their concerns and talk about the needs of their residents as the exchanges of fire continue in south Lebanon.
UNIFIL’s Spanish contingent, operating in south-eastern Lebanon, has ramped up support to local communities as the ongoing fire across the Blue Line has forced thousands to flee to safety.
UNIFIL Indian peacekeepers supported the only medical facility catering to the population living in their area of responsibility in south-eastern Lebanon with essential medical supplies last week.
UNIFIL’s French peacekeepers from the Mission’s Force Commander’s Reserve (FCR) donated civil defense firefighters in the south-western village of Alma al-Sha’b, near the Blue Line, with firefighting and security gear last week.
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix concluded a four-day visit to Lebanon yesterday.
Last night, a peacekeeper was hurt after a patrol was attacked by a group of young men in Taybeh, south Lebanon.
A vehicle was also damaged.
Attacks on men and women serving the cause of peace are not only condemnable, but they are violations of Resolution 1701 and Lebanese law.
Last week, in the midst of continued exchanges of fire and heightened tension across the Blue Line, 144 tons of flour were delivered to several communities in South Lebanon by UNIFIL's Polish Contingent.