We are concerned at the deteriorating security situation along the Blue Line. We continue to monitor the situation closely. Inviolability of UN premises must be respected by all, and appropriate measures taken to ensure the safety of UN peacekeepers and the sanctity of their mandate."
As a major Troop Contributing Country, India aligns itself fully with the joint statement issued by the 34 UNIFIL troop contributing countries. Safety and security of peacekeepers are of paramount importance and must be ensured in accordance with extant UNSC Resolutions."
Such actions must stop immediately and should be adequately investigated,
Peacekeepers were inadvertently hurt during IDF combat against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon,
We condemn it, we do not tolerate it and we do not tolerate it happening again,
Aid entering Gaza is at its lowest level in months. No one has received food parcels in this month due to constrained access of aid supplies."
I do believe that it is urgent that under the spotlight of all that is happening in the Middle East, the international community should cease to export arms to the Israeli government,
Widening conflict and progressive escalation put the lives and wellbeing of potentially millions of people across the region at risk,
Relations with Iran are a priority for us,
There are recurring reports of essential civilian infrastructure having been struck, including hospitals, clinics, ambulances and schools — along with destruction of housing,
The area must be evacuated immediately via [Salah al-Din Street] to the humanitarian area,
I don’t know what to do; at any moment we could die. People are starving. I am afraid to stay, and I am also afraid to leave,
Without exaggeration, these are the most difficult days of the Israeli war on Gaza.”
Israel must stop firing on UN peacekeepers serving with Unifil in Lebanon. Israel must listen to the voice and the concerns of the international community.”
We express our outrage after several peacekeepers were injured in Naqoura. These attacks constitute serious violation of the obligations of Israel under UNSCR 1701 and under humanitarian international law. Those attacks are unjustifiable and shall immediately come to an end."
We recall that all peacekeepers must be protected and reiterate our praise for the continued and indispensable commitment of UNIFIL troops/ personnel in this very challenging context,
The soldier underwent surgery at the mission's hospital in Naqoura to remove the bullet and is now in stable condition. We do not yet know the source of the gunfire,
Nobody is allowed to get in or out,
Forced evacuations of homes and bombing of neighborhoods by the Israeli forces is turning north Gaza into uninhabitable ruins,
That all gets sent back to [UN headquarters in] New York, which helps inform the world decide what to say to Israel about its actions,