UNIFIL says Israel dropped grenade near peacekeepers
An Israeli drone has dropped a grenade near UNIFIL peacekeepers in south Lebanon in the latest such incident, the U.N. force said on Friday.
“Yesterday, peacekeepers on a planned patrol near Adeisse were warned by locals about a potential danger at a home, and discovered an explosive device connected to a detonating cord,” UNIFIL said in a statement.
“The peacekeepers set up a security cordon and prepared to check another house. Soon after, a drone that had been hovering overhead dropped a grenade about 30 meters from the peacekeepers,” it added.
UNIFIL then sent a stop-fire request to the Israeli army. No one was injured.
Such Israeli activities on Lebanese territory “put local civilians at risk and are a violation of Security Council resolution 1701,” UNIFIL said, reminding the Israeli army of “its obligation to ensure the safety of peacekeepers and to cease activities that endanger them.”
“Any actions that put peacekeepers at risk are serious violations of Security Council resolution 1701, and undermine the stability all of us are working to achieve,” UNIFIL warned.
Source: Naharnet
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