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UNIFIL statement on the release of the Lebanese shepherd at the Ras Naqoura crossing

Today, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a Lebanese shepherd to UNIFIL at the Ras Naqoura crossing. The shepherd had been apprehended on Tuesday, January 12 in the Bastara area near the Blue Line in south Lebanon.

15 Jan 2021

UNIFIL statement on the progress on maritime negotiations between Lebanon and Israel

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) welcomes today’s announcement of a framework agreement to launch negotiations between Lebanon and Israel on maritime and land boundary demarcation between the two countries.

01 Oct 2020

UNIFIL naval peacekeepers rescue 37 stranded at sea

This morning, a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force (MTF) ship located at sea outside Lebanese territorial waters a boat with 37 people inside.

14 Sep 2020

UNIFIL peacekeepers test positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus

Ninety UNIFIL peacekeepers have tested positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus.

13 Sep 2020

UNIFIL statement on the explosion in Beirut

As a result of a huge explosion that rocked Beirut Port this evening, one of the UNIFIL ships of the Maritime Task Force docked in the port was damaged, leaving some UNIFIL naval peacekeepers injured – some of them seriously.

04 Aug 2020

UN Peacekeepers Must Stay the Course

by Atul Khare and Jean-Pierre Lacroix

25 Apr 2020

UNIFIL troops ramp up support to communities in fighting COVID-19

In line with UNIFIL’s efforts to assist the host population in our common fight against COVID-19 Coronavirus in south Lebanon, UNIFIL troop contributing countries have been taking initiatives aimed at providing communities with medical equipment and other supplies available at our disposal.

02 Apr 2020

UNIFIL HoM/FC meets with Lebanese Prime Minister

In the wake of the serious incident along the Blue Line on 1 September that occurred amidst mounting tension following developments outside the UNIFIL area of operations, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Stefano Del Col today called on Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Beirut.

04 Sep 2019

UNIFIL statement on today’s incidents along the Blue Line

At about 5:00 p.m. today UNIFIL was informed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that an anti-tank missile had been fired from the vicinity of Marun Ar Ras in southern Lebanon at an IDF vehicle in the Avivim area, south of the Blue Line.

01 Sep 2019

UNIFIL confirms a third tunnel crosses Blue Line

Between December 2018 and January 2019, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) informed UNIFIL that they had discovered six tunnels along the Blue Line.

25 Apr 2019

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