Israeli soldiers attack UN peacekeepers who were observing them

Israeli soldiers attacked UN peacekeepers at an observation post in southern Lebanon who were observing nearby army raids, the UN said on Friday, as Israeli forces appear to target people documenting their attack on the country.

In a statement, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said peacekeepers were at a permanent observation post near Dhayra on Tuesday, watching as Israeli forces carried out “house clearance operations” in the area.

“When they realized they were being observed, the IDF soldiers shot at the post. The guards on duty retreated to avoid being shot group said.

UNIFIL noted that Israeli forces have repeatedly demanded peacekeepers in southern Lebanon to abandon their posts and have “deliberately damaged camera, lighting and communications equipment” in UN positions. “Despite the pressure placed on the mission and our troop contributing countries, peacekeepers remain in position and on task. We will continue to carry out our mandatory monitoring and reporting duties,” the group said.

The attack is the latest evidence that Israel is trying to ensure its actions remain undocumented by outside observers, as some experts have noted. barrage southern Lebanon and Beirut, causing at least deaths So far 1,900 people in the past month.

As part of their mission to report violations of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, UN peacekeepers patrol and monitoring military operations by Israeli or Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon. Despite international law prohibiting attacks on peacekeepers, Israeli forces have carried out at least 20 attacks in recent weeks to attack on UNIFIL, including a attack with white phosphorus which injured fifteen UN peacekeepers.

The group noted Friday that peacekeepers have noted military “clashes” at least this month 12 locations in South Lebanon.

“The exclusion of outside observers, whether journalists or UN peacekeepers, appears to be a deliberate strategy to limit oversight of Israeli forces at a time when they are most needed,” said Shane Darcy, a professor at the National University of Galway and member of the National University of Galway. Irish Center for Human Rights, narrated Al Jazeera recently.

Further on Friday, Israeli troops three journalists murdered in southern Lebanon, around 4 a.m. local time. Israel did not warn of the attack say witnesses was intentional, because the Israeli forces knew that the compound they bombed housed journalists.

As Israel targets those who report its atrocities, Israeli forces have carried out horrific attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure.

On Friday, Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said Israel has attacked 55 hospitals in Lebanon amid the attack, which has forced eight hospitals to close so far. Israeli attacks on ambulances and first responders have killed at least 151 paramedics and injured 212, Abiad said. Also, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization (WHO). reported this on Thursday more than 100 health centers, or a third of the country’s health facilities, have been forced to close as a result of Israel’s attacks.

“Attacks against the medical and paramedical sectors in Lebanon are direct and deliberate aggressions,” Abiad said. “This is a war crime.”