Israeli attacks on UN forces in Lebanon must stop, say France, UK, Italy and Germany

Vehicles from the UN's peacekeeping force UNIFIL patrol in Marjayoun in southern Lebanon on October 12, 2024.

Israeli attacks on the United Nations' peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, are contrary to international humanitarian law and must stop at once, Italy, Britain, France and Germany said in a joint statement on Monday. Earlier, an Israeli strike on a village in northern Lebanon killed at least 21 people, local officials said, in one of the northernmost strikes since Israel began its offensive in late September. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

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