The United Nations Transitional Force for Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Saturday that it Israel will not leave the positions in the south of the country despite the ‘relocation’ request from
According to the AFP news agency, the United Nations Transitional Force in Lebanon said in a statement: ‘On September 30, the Israeli army attacked UNIFIL. Lebanon I had given notice of my intention to take limited ground action. They also requested that we move from some of our positions.’
It added that ‘peacekeepers are present at all positions and fly the UN flag.’
There were earlier reports that Israel’s military had asked Ireland to withdraw its peacekeepers from a checkpoint on the border with Lebanon.
According to The Irish Times, sources confirmed that the request was made to the headquarters of the United Nations Transitional Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and individual troop-contributing countries, including Ireland.
There is an Irish checkpoint on the border between Lebanon and Israel, known as the Blue Line. There is only one Irish platoon stationed at this particular Post 6-52, which is responsible for monitoring the border and reporting infiltrations.
The area was the center of heavy fighting between the Israeli army and Hezbollah this week, during which Israel suffered heavy casualties.
The Irish Times says some of the fighting took place less than two kilometers from the Irish outpost.
The warning to remove peacekeepers from the border has raised fears that Israel could launch a full-scale offensive along the border.
The Irish government is understood to have informed Israeli officials that the movement of UNIFIL troops is a matter for the UN and its force commander on the ground, and that UNIFIL has told Israel it will not withdraw its troops.
Israel should attack Iran’s nuclear facilities: Trump
Donald Trump, the candidate of the Republican Party for President in the United States, has said that in response to Iran’s missile attacks, Israel should attack its nuclear facilities.
According to the French news agency (AFP), the former president said in response to a question during an election campaign in North Carolina that this is what should be attacked.
Democratic President Biden was asked by reporters on Wednesday if he would support an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and his answer was no.
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“I think they got it wrong,” Trump said in response to a question on Friday. Isn’t that what should be attacked? I mean, the biggest threat to us is nuclear weapons.’
Trump added: ‘When he was asked the question, the answer should have been, strike the nuclear facilities first, and worry about the rest later.
‘If they (Iran) are going to do it, they will. But we will find out what their plans are.’
Biden on Wednesday expressed opposition to such attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities in response to nearly 200 missiles fired by Iran.
“We will discuss with the Israelis what they are going to do,” he said.
He added that all G7 members agreed that Israel “has the right to respond, but they should respond proportionately.”
‘Will not back down from war with Israel’
Five years later, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei vowed in his Friday prayer sermon that his allies in the region will continue to fight against Israel.
According to AFP, Khamenei, speaking a few days before the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, defended the Palestinian group’s “logical and legal” actions and its “fierce defense” against Israeli forces. ‘ Appreciated.
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