Israel Has Killed This UN Peacekeeper In Lebanon Just Days After Agreeing To Renew The “Ceasefire”
Since March 2, Israel has killed at least seven UNIFIL peacekeepers in south Lebanon and injured dozens of others.
Israel has killed a UN peacekeeping soldier in Southern Lebanon, days after agreeing to renew its “ceasefire” with the Lebanese government.
On May 30, Israel pushed its troops further into Lebanon, capturing Lebanon’s historic Beaufort Castle, a medieval hilltop fortress in southern Lebanon, marking Israel’s deepest push into the country since 2000.
Israel then threatened on June 1 a new wave of massive strikes on Lebanon's capital Beirut, forcing thousands of families to flee the capital's southern suburbs by car, motorcycle and on foot, according to the UN.
On June 3, Lebanese and Israeli delegations met in US-mediated peace talks in Washington, where they agreed to renew the ceasefire but on condition that Hezbollah withdraw from southern Lebanon.
Under the agreement, Hezbollah is set to halt its attacks on Israel and withdraw its fighters north of the Litani River, a river that runs about 29 kilometres north of the Israeli border.
Israel is also set to withdraw its troops from Lebanon, while the US is set to help set up pilot zones controlled by the Lebanese army throughout southern Lebanon.
However, the negotiations did not include Hezbollah.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem called the ceasefire terms "surrender and defeat."
Despite the agreement, Israel continued to strike Lebanon.
On June 3, Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon killed Serbian soldier serving with the UN's peacekeeping force in Lebanon, the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Sergeant Milovan Jovanović, and injured two other peacekeepers in an airstrike in Marjayoun in southern Lebanon.
Since March 2, Israel has killed at least seven UNIFIL peacekeepers in south Lebanon and injured dozens of others.
Lebanese health officials said at least eight people were killed in strikes in eastern Lebanon and near the southern city of Tyre on Thursday, June 4 alone.
People in Lebanon argue that giving up Hezbollah’s weapons and withdrawing its forces from the south would make it easier for Israel to invade southern Lebanon even further.
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