European Union condemns Israeli strikes on UNIFIL

The European Union condemned Tuesday an Israeli attack that targeted Sunday a UNIFIL detachment, "the latest in a series of similar incidents in recent weeks."

In a statement, the EU recalled that the safety and security of U.N. personnel and premises must be ensured in accordance with international law and U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701.

"The EU reiterates that all parties must fully respect the ceasefire of 26 November 2024, and calls on Israel to withdraw from the entire Lebanese territory," the statement said.

The United Nations' peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon had said peacekeepers shot down over the weekend an Israeli drone that had flown over a UNIFIL patrol "in an aggressive manner" and that "peacekeepers applied necessary defensive countermeasures to neutralize" it.