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UNIFIL Delivers Vital Medical Aid to Marjayoun Government Hospital

This is Beirut, 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Spanish peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Sector East, in collaboration with the Military Technical Committee for Lebanon (MTC4L), delivered a significant package of medical aid to the Marjayoun Government Hospital this week. The official handover ceremony was held on the hospital campus, where the ...

President Aoun Meets al-Sissi, Urges Global Pressure on Israel to Honor Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 19/05 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On an official visit to Cairo, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the international community to hold Israel accountable for its breaches of the ceasefire agreement signed in November 2024. Speaking alongside Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi at a joint press conference, Aoun emphasized the urgent need to halt Israeli violations in ...

State Must Safeguard UNIFIL, as Attacks Violate Resolution 1701

Bassam Abou Zeid, 16/05 20:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Since the ceasefire took effect in Lebanon on November 27, UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) peacekeepers stationed south of the Litani River have come under multiple attacks, attributed to Hezbollah-affiliated groups. These incidents represent a direct violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 and undermine ...

UNIFIL Protested Israeli 'Direct Fire' on Its Lebanon Outpost

This is Beirut, 14/05 20:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon protested Wednesday against a "direct fire" incident by the Israeli army targeting one of its positions in southern Lebanon — the first such incident since the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), part of an international committee ...

Cabinet Appoints Kabbani as Head of CDR and Renews UNIFIL Mandate

This is Beirut, 14/05 19:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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In a series of wide-ranging decisions on Wednesday, the Council of Ministers appointed Mohammed Kabbani as the new head of the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR), marking a key shift in the leadership of one of the country’s most pivotal public institutions. During the session chaired by President Joseph Aoun in Baabda’s ...

UNIFIL Discovers Over 225 Weapons Caches in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 12/05 16:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) discovered more than 225 weapons caches in southern Lebanon and transferred the weapons to the Lebanese Army (LAF), the UN mission announced in a statement released Monday. According to the statement, the LAF, supported by UNIFIL, has redeployed to over 120 permanent positions south of the ...

Agriculture Minister Secures UNIFIL Support for Farmers' Access to Border Lands

This is Beirut, 07/05 10:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Minister of Agriculture Nizar Hani met with the head of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), General Aroldo Lázaro, to discuss measures facilitating farmers' access to agricultural lands located in sensitive border areas. The initiative, launched following communications initiated by the UNIFIL commander, has now received ...

UNIFIL Patrol Intercepted in Abbasiya

This is Beirut, 01/05 19:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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A UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) patrol was intercepted on Thursday by residents in the town of Abbasiya, located in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon, marking the third such incident in less than two weeks. The incident occurred at the al-Raz project site, where local residents stopped the patrol and forced it to change its ...

Bint Jbeil Residents Intercept a UNIFIL Patrol

This is Beirut, 29/04 13:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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A UNIFIL patrol was intercepted on Tuesday by residents of Bint Jbeil after entering the town without an escort from the Lebanese Army. https://x.com/ThisIsBeirut_/status/1917165941978202441 This marks the second such incident in southern Lebanon in less than a week. Last Friday, another UNIFIL convoy was briefly blocked twice near the town of ...

UNIFIL Patrol Briefly Intercepted in Tayr Dabba

This is Beirut, 25/04 20:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A UNIFIL patrol was briefly intercepted twice near the southern Lebanese town of Tayr Dabba. According to local media, a group of young men on motorcycles blocked the convoy, making hostile remarks toward the peacekeepers. UNIFIL deputy spokesperson Candice Ardell confirmed the incidents in a statement. She said that the soldiers were ...

Southern Lebanon: Israeli Strikes and Military Patrols

This is Beirut, 24/04 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Tensions along the Lebanese-Israeli border continued to escalate Thursday following an Israeli drone strike on a prefabricated room in the southern town of Mays al-Jabal, which injured paramedic Osama Farhat, a member of the Islamic Mission Scouts. In a separate incident, remains of two individuals in the vicinity of Deir Saryan in the Nabatiyeh ...

Council of Ministers Approves UNIFIL’s Mandate Extension

This is Beirut, 17/04 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s Cabinet approved the annual extension of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Thursday. The decision, made during a meeting at Baabda Palace chaired by President Joseph Aoun, sets the stage for the upcoming UN Security Council vote on renewing the peacekeeping mission for another year at Lebanon’s ...

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