Israeli attacks on UN forces in Lebanon must stop, say France, UK, Italy and Germany
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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Summary:
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu vowed to hit Hezbollah "without mercy", a day after a drone attack on a military base near Israel's Haifa killed at least four soldiers and wounded more than 60.
An Israeli air strike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon, killing at least 21 people, according to Lebanese health officials and the Red Cross.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
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