The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon denounced the attacks by Israel on the Lebanese army during its ongoing war on the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia.
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said 45 Lebanese army soldiers have been killed so far in Israeli attacks on targets in Lebanon.
“UNIFIL is seriously concerned by numerous strikes on the Lebanese Armed Forces inside the Lebanese territories, despite their declared non-involvement in the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel,” a statement said.
Such attacks constitute a “flagrant violation” of international humanitarian law, UNIFIL said.
The Lebanese army is not an active party in the war between Hezbollah and the Israeli military.
Smoke billows for an Israeli air raid that targeted an area in Beirut southern suburb. Renewed Israeli air strikes pounded Beirut southern suburb, after heavy night raids. Marwan Naamani/dpa
