united nations: intensified exchange of fire between lebanon and israel, peacekeeping troops unable to patrol
2024-10-01
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reference news network reported on october 1according to a report by agence france-presse on september 30, the spokesperson of the united nations secretary-general said on the 30th that due to the increasingly fierce fighting, tens of thousands of united nations peacekeeping troops deployed in lebanon will no longer be able to patrol.
according to the report, the secretary-general’s spokesperson stéphane dujarric said: “our blue helmets in lebanon can only stay within their mission area of responsibility, and the fierce fighting prevents them from traveling and completing their missions. due to the exchange of fire it’s relatively dense and they can’t go out and patrol.”
the report also stated that when asked whether he would withdraw the blue helmets if the situation worsened again, dujarric refused to "consider this issue", but he said that there would be "contingency plans" if necessary.
he said: "we are always paying attention to the development of the situation." at the same time, he also said that some civilian personnel of the peacekeeping force have evacuated to northern lebanon.
the report mentioned that the united nations peacekeeping force in lebanon, with more than 10,000 people, has been stationed in southern lebanon since 1978 in order to establish a buffer zone on the lebanese-israeli border. the peacekeeping force has been strengthened since a 33-day conflict broke out between hezbollah and israel in 2006. the force is mainly responsible for supervising the implementation of united nations security council resolution 1701. (compiled by lu longjun)
