• Tomorrow morning (31 August), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for one year, until 31 August 2023. (securitycouncilreport.org)
  • Satgas Batalyon Mekanis XXIII-Q/UNIFIL menggelar acara laporan korps kenaikan pangkat periode 1 Oktober 2023, bertempat di lapangan Soekarno, UNP 7-1, Adchit Al Qusayr, lebanon selatan. (pmpp-tni.mil.id)
  • Komandan Kontingen Garuda UNIFIL sekaligus merangkap sebagai Komandan Satgas Yonmek XXIII-Q/UNIFIL Kolonel Inf Syafruddin memimpin langsung acara laporan Korps Kenaikan pangkat periode 1 Oktober 2023, acara berlangsung dengan penuh hikmat, di iringi dengan rasa haru dan bangga karena kenaikan pangkat satu tingkat lebih tinggi mereka dapatkan pada saat melaksanakan tugas misi menjaga perdamaian di Lebanon. (pmpp-tni.mil.id)
  • Jakarta - ekpos.com, 3 November 2023 - Dalam tiga pekan terakhir sejak pecahnya konflik bersenjata antara Israel dan Hamas, wilayah Lebanon turut memanas menyusul saling serang antara kelompok perlawanan Lebanon dengan Israel di perbatasan. (ekpos.com)
  • Siaga dan waspada terhadap peningkatan eskalasi konflik tersebut, Satgas MTF TNI Konga XXVIII-N UNIFIL menggelar latihan kontijensi selama tiga hari mulai tanggal 1 sampai dengan 3 November 2023, latihan tersebut juga diikuti Dubes LBBP RI untuk Lebanon, Bapak Hajriyanto Y. Thohari, bersama Staf KBRI dan WNI bertempat di Dermaga Beirut, Lebanon. (ekpos.com)
  • Amal Saad @amalsaad_lb - 14:08 UTC · Apr 6, 2023 The unprecedented barrage of rockets fired at Israel today, allegedly by Palestinian factions in Lebanon, was an indirect message from Hizbullah. (lewrockwell.com)
  • Hezbollah fighters carry the coffin of their comrade, Mohammed Ali Assaf, who was killed by an Israeli strike in Syria Friday morning, during his funeral procession in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Lebanon, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (arkansasonline.com)
  • This picture taken from the village of Ghajar shows a vehicle of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) passing along the border fence separating Lebanon and Israel, on August 9, 2023. (timesofisrael.com)
  • A UNIFIL vehicle patrols near a billboard with a portrait of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, in the southern town of Adaisseh, on August 30, 2023. (timesofisrael.com)
  • First meeting of the "caretaker Cabinet" was held yesterday October 13th, 2023, to discuss current situation and possible escalation of military actions in Lebanon. (who.int)
  • HCT (Humanitarian Country Team) meeting was held on October 11th, 2023: The HC decided that to ensure overall coordination, the proposed Lebanon Response Plan (LRP) structures should be used for preparedness and response to the current emergency, and that structures should be applied flexibly to ensure appropriate collaboration with the Government as needed and in respect to humanitarian principles. (who.int)
  • With nearly 10,000 troops from 48 nations, UNIFIL's presence in south Lebanon represents the densest concentration of peacekeepers per square kilometer in the world. (tabletmag.com)
  • Forty-five years after this "interim" force was deployed, the Israel-Lebanon border region remains precarious, and UNIFIL peacekeepers are increasingly threatened. (tabletmag.com)
  • In recent years, though, U.N. peacekeepers have increasingly been targeted by the terror organization that runs Lebanon, and which tightly controls the region that UNIFIL was set up to secure. (tabletmag.com)
  • The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) conducts a foot patrol, with ten female peacekeepers from six troop contributing countries, in Rumaysh, south Lebanon, December 13, 2017. (thedefensepost.com)
  • UNIFIL peacekeepers have further increased their patrolling along the Blue Line, together with the Lebanese Armed Forces," Sayegh added, referring to the U.N.-established ceasefire line. (thedefensepost.com)
  • A Kazakhstani contingent of peacekeepers has left Kazakhstan to join the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the Kazakhstani Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday. (the961.com)
  • The contingent, which consists of around 120 servicemen, will take part in patrolling the Blue Line in South Lebanon alongside Indian peacekeepers. (the961.com)
  • Peacekeepers representing 41 national contingents march during the UN Day ceremony at UNIFIL Headquarters. (unmissions.org)
  • UNIFIL and its peacekeepers will continually remind ourselves that this is why we strive to implement Resolution 1701," said Major General Beary at the event, referring to the UN Security Council Resolution aimed at creating a space for the parties to pursue a permanent ceasefire and for communities to live in peace. (unmissions.org)
  • During the ceremony, Major General Beary and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Brigadier General Khalil Gemayel, representing LAF Commander General Joseph Aoun, placed wreaths at the UNIFIL Cenotaph in honour of the more than 300 peacekeepers who have lost their lives over the past nearly 40 years. (unmissions.org)
  • We must never forget the sacrifice that these peacekeepers and their families have made in the cause of peace in South Lebanon," said the UNIFIL head. (unmissions.org)
  • UNIFIL currently has around 10,500 peacekeepers coming from 41 troop contributing countries. (unmissions.org)
  • Peacekeepers wearing uniforms from 49 different countries expressed their commitment to peace and stability as they marked the International Day of Peace in Naqoura, south Lebanon today. (unmissions.org)
  • Among the duties of the Estonian peacekeepers are day- and nighttime patrols along the Blue Line separating Lebanon from Israel. (err.ee)
  • Also Sunday, the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL, said one of its peacekeepers had been wounded by gunfire overnight near the Lebanese town of al-Qawza. (arkansasonline.com)
  • Israel has repeatedly accused Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, of impeding UNIFIL peacekeepers from carrying out their mandate. (timesofisrael.com)
  • The mission was expanded after the 2006 war so peacekeepers could deploy along the Lebanon-Israel border to help Lebanese troops extend their authority into their country's south for the first time in decades. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Lebanese soldiers stand behind a damaged vehicle after a UN peacekeepers convoy came under fire in the Al Aqbiya village, south Lebanon, on Dec. 15, 2022. (gulfnews.com)
  • Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon frequently accuse the U.N. mission of collusion with Israel, while Israel has accused the peacekeepers of turning a blind eye to Hezbollah's military activities in southern Lebanon. (gulfnews.com)
  • The soldier had been serving in the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, an organization established in 1978 to stabilize the frontier between Israel and its enemies across the Lebanese border-first the PLO, and then the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah. (tabletmag.com)
  • Hezbollah had not yet reacted and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said they had increased patrols along the border, as Israeli bulldozers went to work. (thedefensepost.com)
  • Major General Aroldo Lazaro, Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), urged on Thursday Lebanon and Israel to continue to coordinate their movement near the Blue Line with the international force. (aawsat.com)
  • Later, as an intelligence officer in the IDF Northern Command, along the front with Lebanon and Syria, I noticed that UNIFIL, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, was completely ineffective. (jcpa.org)
  • Tomorrow (29 August) the Security Council will vote on a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for another year ahead of its 31 August expiry. (securitycouncilreport.org)
  • Today (30 August), the Security Council is scheduled to vote on a resolution renewing for another year the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which expires on 31 August. (securitycouncilreport.org)
  • UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) menurunkan Tim COE (Contingent Owned Equipment) menggelar Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) atau pemeriksaan terhadap kesiapan operasional materiil dan perlengkapan Satgas Batalyon Mekanis TNI Kontingen Garuda XXIII-I/Unifil (Indobatt/Indonesian Battalion), di UN Posn 7-1, Adchit Al Qusayr Lebanon Selatan, Senin (2/3/2015). (theglobal-review.com)
  • Arab-Israeli conflict United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon - UNIFIL (1978-present) 2006 Qana airstrike Allegations of war crimes in the 2006 Lebanon War Associated Press via Jerusalem Post (January 11, 2007). (wikipedia.org)
  • The UN peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) has been deployed in south Lebanon since 1978. (ynetnews.com)
  • This week, Estonia's ESTPLA-22 infantry platoon began patrolling in Southern Lebanon as a part of the joint Finnish-Irish Battalion serving on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeping mission in the region. (err.ee)
  • In a statement issued after the Israeli strike on southern Lebanon, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) confirmed that both sides "do not want war" and called for de-escalation. (lbcgroup.tv)
  • On Thursday evening, Lebanese Prime Minister Mikati condemned the rocket fire toward Israel from Lebanon's territory and stressed that the Lebanese army and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were working to arrest the perpetrators. (lbcgroup.tv)
  • Gen. Alberto Asarta Cuevas of Spain assumed the command of The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) from Maj. (yalibnan.com)
  • The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, has sought to maintain calm in southern Lebanon since its creation in 1978, and is currently tasked with enforcing a UN resolution barring armed operations by Lebanese terror group Hezbollah near the ceasefire line that forms the de facto border. (timesofisrael.com)
  • The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said it increased patrols on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Tuesday, December 4 after Israel announced an operation against what it said were Hezbollah infiltration tunnels. (thedefensepost.com)
  • UN and Lebanese flags are raised during the United Nations Day ceremony at UNIFIL Headquarters. (unmissions.org)
  • UNIFIL was created by UN Security Council Resolutions 425 and 426 in March 1978, to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore international peace and security and assist the Lebanese Government in restoring its effective authority in the area. (unmissions.org)
  • UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro chaired a Tripartite meeting with senior officers of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a UN position in Ras al-Naqoura today. (unmissions.org)
  • Through its liaison and coordination mechanisms, UNIFIL remains the only forum through which Lebanese and Israeli armies officially meet," it added. (aawsat.com)
  • The 1978 South Lebanon conflict came in the context of Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon and the Lebanese Civil War. (iasgyan.in)
  • UNIFIL's mandate was to confirm Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon, restore international peace and security, and help restore the authority of the Lebanese government in the area. (jcpa.org)
  • On 28 July, Lebanese Health Minister Mohammad Khalifeh announced that hospitals in Lebanon had received 401 dead Lebanese people since 12 July. (wikipedia.org)
  • Two years after launching an ambitious political initiative intended to put Lebanon back on track in the wake of the Beirut port tragedy of August 4, 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron is still determined to help the land of cedars, reports the Lebanese French-language daily, L'Orient Le Jour ( Macron à « L'OLJ » : Je ne laisserai pas le Liban disparaître… ). (jewishpress.com)
  • The Lebanese Hezbollah group claimed responsibility for firing a missile that hit an Israeli military convoy earlier Wednesday, prompting an apparent retaliation from Israel, which fired at least 50 artillery shells into Lebanon in a significant escalation along the volatile border. (ynetnews.com)
  • In response to the Israeli Army strikes, Hamas issued a statement condemning "the blatant Zionist aggression on Lebanon" and expressing solidarity with the Lebanese people. (lbcgroup.tv)
  • The NSC further stressed that those who use Lebanon as a base for launching missiles against Israel are endangering the Lebanese people and increasing the potential for destabilization in the country. (lbcgroup.tv)
  • But the council ignored the request, instead voting to strengthen last year's text and reaffirming that under the agreement between the United Nations and the Lebanese government, the peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL "does not require prior authorization or permission to undertake its mandated tasks. (timesofisrael.com)
  • An Israeli airstrike hit a United Nations post in southern Lebanon late Tuesday, killing four international observers, hours after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed to lift Israel's 14-day blockade of Lebanon for shipments of humanitarian aid to reach the swelling ranks of displaced Lebanese civilians. (outsidethebeltway.com)
  • Speaking at an event marking the 72nd United Nations Day at the UN Mission's headquarters in Naqoura, Major General Beary said UNIFIL looks forward to a time when it can hand over authority for the area south of the Litani River to the sovereign Government of Lebanon. (unmissions.org)
  • In a farewell speech during a ceremony at UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, Graziano looked back at his three years in command of UNIFIL, pointing to major improvements in the situation on the ground in south Lebanon. (yalibnan.com)
  • The main Unifil base in the town of Naqoura lost contact with the post at 7.40pm, seemingly the time when the post received a direct hit. (outsidethebeltway.com)
  • The reason is simple: Hezbollah dominates Lebanon, which is essentially a failed state, and its so-called "institutions," especially the security organs. (tabletmag.com)
  • Hezbollah dominates Lebanon, which is essentially a failed state. (tabletmag.com)
  • In its biannual reports to the Security Council, UNIFIL openly concedes its failure to interdict weapons destined for Hezbollah. (tabletmag.com)
  • Hezbollah, UNIFIL says it's "not in a position to substantiate" them. (tabletmag.com)
  • Since 2006, UNIFIL patrols have periodically been subjected to Hezbollah roadside bombs in what quickly proved to be a successful effort to proactively discourage the organization from executing its charge. (tabletmag.com)
  • Consider that just four months before this attack, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah publicly criticized an amendment in the UNIFIL mandate's most recent extension. (tabletmag.com)
  • This Hezbollah attack tunnel extends from under a home in southern Lebanon, 600+ feet through solid rock and into Israel. (thedefensepost.com)
  • Hezbollah gained its moniker as "the Resistance" among its supporters by fighting Israeli troops, who occupied southern Lebanon until 2000. (thedefensepost.com)
  • Hezbollah members and local residents dismantle an Israeli checkpoint in the south Lebanon village of Bint Jbeil after the withdrawal of Israeli forces on May 25, 2000. (webnode.nl)
  • IDF Chief of Staff Lt. General Dan Halutz has claimed that close to 100 Hezbollah fighters have been killed at 22 July, in land fighting in South Lebanon. (wikipedia.org)
  • Lieberman held Hezbollah responsible for Wednesday's events and said Israel views the government of Lebanon as responsible for every attack launched from its territory. (ynetnews.com)
  • UNIFIL convoy in southern Lebanon was attacked by small arms fire, Hezbollah is suspected of being involved. (longwarjournal.org)
  • But 'fighting for their countries' could prove lethal, as Netanyahu threatened to attack Lebanon as a whole, if Hezbollah decides to retaliate. (countercurrents.org)
  • Sejauh ini terdapat 222 WNI dan 1.229 Kontingan Garuda UNIFIL di Lebanon", terang Dansatgas MTF TNI Konga XXVIII-N UNIFIL, Letkol Laut (P) John David Nalasakti Sondakh. (ekpos.com)
  • Komandan Satgas Military Police Unit Konga XXV-K/UNIFIL Letkol Cpm Sony Yusdarmoko, S.H, M.Si (Han) yang bertugas sebagai Sector East Military Police Unit (SEMPU) menerima kunjungan dari Force Provost Marshal (FPM) UNIFIL Lt.Colonel Alessio Nigro di Gajah Mada Base UNP 7-3, Marjayoun, Lebanon Selatan, Senin (17/12/2018). (jayasaktinews.com)
  • UNIFIL was established in 1978 in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 425 in the aftermath of Operation Litani, an Israeli ground incursion into Lebanon in response to repeated terrorist attacks into northern Israel by the PLO. (jcpa.org)
  • UNIFIL was created to oversee the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon after a 1978 invasion. (timesofisrael.com)
  • UNIFIL sebagai perwakilan PBB di wilayah Lebanon menuntut seluruh satuan yang dikirimkan oleh negara-negara pengirim atau Troops Contributing Country (TCC) memiliki kesiapan operasional sesuai standar yang telah ditetapkan, baik kesiapan personel, materiil maupun perlengkapannya. (theglobal-review.com)
  • The United Nations Security Council voted on Thursday to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, hours before it was due to expire. (timesofisrael.com)
  • UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary salutes the UN flag during a ceremony marking United Nations Day at UNIFIL Headquarters on 24 October 2017. (unmissions.org)
  • Last year, a group of armed local residents ambushed a UNIFIL convoy and opened fire, killing an Irish peacekeeper. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Brey confirmed the death of the Spanish soldier in Lebanon and said in a Twitter message that he sent his condolences to the soldier's family. (ynetnews.com)
  • Together with staff officers, a total of nearly 40 members of the Estonian Defence Forces are currently serving in Lebanon, of which the majority are made up of a platoon-sized unit consisting primarily of members of the Staff and Support Company of the professional Scouts Battalion. (err.ee)
  • The Estonian platoon is serving as a part of the Irish-Finnish Battalion, which is the only international battalion serving on the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission. (err.ee)
  • Lebih lanjut Dansatgas menjelaskan bahwa sesuai penekanan terakhir dari HoM/FC, Major General Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, pasukan perdamaian UNIFIL tetap pada posisi dan on task. (ekpos.com)
  • These threats and violence, typically perpetrated by men in "civilian clothes," effectively denies UNIFIL access to Hezbollah's military sites in south Lebanon. (tabletmag.com)
  • Hizbullah, by contrast, was an armed force of irregulars that attacked from, and disappeared into, the civilian population of Lebanon. (jcpa.org)
  • Kedatangan FPM Let.Colonel Alessio Nigro tersebut bermaksud untuk meninjau kesiapan SEMPU yang diawaki prajurit Konga XXV-K dalam menghadapi tugas-tugas penegakan hukum di Sektor Timur UNIFIL dan berkenalan dengan personel Satgas SEMPU XXV-K/UNIFIL serta ingin mengetahui program-program apa yang disiapkan SEMPU dalam satu tahun ke depan. (jayasaktinews.com)
  • Turut hadir dalam acara laporan korps kenaikan pangkat, para Kepala seksi, para Komandan Kompi, seluruh Perwira serta Prajurit Satuan tugas Batalyon Mekanis TNI KONGA XXIII-Q/UNIFIL. (pmpp-tni.mil.id)
  • Latihan ini dilaksanakan dengan tujuan untuk menguji Rencana Kontijensi yang telah disusun, serta meningkatkan kesiapsiagaan menghadapi berbagai situasi di Lebanon termasuk apabila konflik terus bereskalasi dan terjadi peningkatan status dari Red Alert menjadi Black Alert berdasarkan keputusan Head of Mission/ Force Commander (HoM/FC) UNIFIL. (ekpos.com)
  • Still, pictures of the bullet-ridden vehicle and the visible attempt to pry open the car's doors suggest the soldier was assassinated, in a clear message of Hezbollah's growing hostility toward UNIFIL. (tabletmag.com)
  • Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan praised the new mandate and pledged to continue demanding from Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah's military buildup, "which could lead to a dramatic escalation in the region. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Kazakhstani troops have been participating in the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon with UNIFIL for nearly 5 years. (the961.com)
  • The Garuda Force Movie: I Leave My Heart in Lebanon tells the story of Indonesian troops in charge of maintaining peace in Lebanon. (nogarlicnoonions.com)
  • While in Lebanon, Captain Satria and his troops not only undertook their regular duties to keep the peace. (nogarlicnoonions.com)
  • The UN force has more than 10,000 troops in Lebanon, 600 of them Spaniards, after it increased its force following the end of the 2006 Second Lebanon War. (ynetnews.com)
  • UNIFIL troops, meanwhile, monitored the Israeli activity from their positions in Lebanon. (naharnet.com)
  • Tim COE Unifil yang berjumlah 15 orang dari kalangan sipil dan militer mempunyai latar belakang spesialisasi sesuai dengan bidang masing-masing dipimpin oleh Stanislav Tarasov. (theglobal-review.com)
  • Pemeriksaan ini dilakukan untuk memastikan pemberian reimbursement benar-benar sesuai dengan kemampuan operasional Major Equipment dan Self Sustainment satuan yang ada, termasuk Satgas Batalyon Mekanis TNI Kontingen Garuda XXIII-I/Unifil (Indobatt). (theglobal-review.com)
  • Not only does the militia tightly control the area in which the killing occurred, it has a history of inciting against and attacking UNIFIL, whose mandate in part is to help the LAF ensure that south Lebanon is "free of any armed personnel, assets, and weapons" other than those of the LAF and UNIFIL. (tabletmag.com)
  • He added: "In this spirit, I shall do my very best to ensure the successful implementation of our mandate in southern Lebanon. (yalibnan.com)
  • Israel's Foreign Ministry welcomed the mandate renewal, saying that the UNIFIL force "aids in maintaining stability in southern Lebanon. (timesofisrael.com)
  • On UN Day, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary today highlighted the importance of working together to achieve a lasting peace in south Lebanon. (unmissions.org)
  • Asarta, in his first speech recalled his previous stint with UNIFIL as Sector East Commander from December 2008 to April 2009. (yalibnan.com)
  • Annan said Olmert had given him "personal assurances" that U.N. posts would not be targeted, adding that the UNIFIL commander had been in "repeated contact with Israeli officers throughout the day on Tuesday, stressing the need to protect that particular U.N. position from attack. (outsidethebeltway.com)
  • Kunjungan FPM Lt.Colonel Alessio Nigro ke SEMPU tersebut merupakan kunjungan yang pertama kali sejak kehadiran Satgas SEMPU XXV-K/UNIFIL yang baru 2 minggu rotasi. (jayasaktinews.com)
  • Army units deployed in the area are carrying out their usual missions along the border in cooperation and coordination with UNIFIL," it said. (thedefensepost.com)
  • Centre (PHEOC) at MoPH and convened emergency meetings to ensure timely and efficient coordination, preparedness and response plans among the health sector partners and different stakeholders in the case of oPT crisis spills over to Lebanon. (who.int)
  • As of 5 August, The American University of Beirut Medical Center, the largest and most important hospital in Lebanon, had only enough power to continue operations for a week. (wikipedia.org)
  • On the fatal night, Rooney and several other Irish soldiers with the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, UNIFIL, were on their way from their base in the south to the Beirut airport. (gulfnews.com)
  • #UNIFIL statement today on activities south of the Blue Line & the situation remaining overall calm as UNIFIL and @LebarmyOfficial continue to patrol the area south of the Litani river in south #Lebanon ? (thedefensepost.com)
  • A UNIFIL patrol is seen near the Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel. (aawsat.com)
  • Israel appears increasingly concerned that Iran is attempting to transfer some of its military influence from Syria, where Russia is the government's top ally, to Lebanon. (thedefensepost.com)
  • And in that sense it remains an emergency because depending on the nature, the size and the movement of this oil slick it may not only be Lebanon and the southern coast of Syria that is affected. (democracynow.org)
  • FDD's Long War Journal profiles the buildup of 19 Iran-backed terrorist organizations on key fronts: Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria. (longwarjournal.org)
  • After the recent Israeli attacks against Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, the Middle East has found itself in the midst of undeclared war. (countercurrents.org)
  • Iranian Minister assured "what is important for us is the security of Lebanon and the preservation of calm in the country" (national news Agency). (who.int)
  • 85 Prajurit Satgas Yonmek XXIII-Q/UNIFIL yang mendapatkan kenaikan pangkat terdiri dari 7 prajurit golongan perwira, 6 prajurit golongan Bintara dan 72 prajurit golongan tamtama. (pmpp-tni.mil.id)
  • Dalam sambutannya Komandan Satgas Yonmek XXIII-Q/UNIFIL menyampaikan, selamat kepada Prajurit Satgas Yonmek XXIII-Q/UNIFIL yang telah mendapatkan kenaikan pangkat satu tingkat lebih tinggi dari pangkat sebelumnya. (pmpp-tni.mil.id)
  • The international force, which is deployed in southern Lebanon to separate Israel and Lebanon following several conflicts, announced that the Israeli Army had informed it of its intention to respond to the rockets fired from southern Lebanon before the explosions were heard in the vicinity of Tyre. (lbcgroup.tv)
  • In one case the IDF fired on a village into which the UNIFIL had gone, but rockets had originated from the vicinity of the village prior. (outsidethebeltway.com)
  • UNIFIL head Major General Michael Beary addresses the UN Day ceremony at UNIFIL Headquarters. (unmissions.org)
  • Since the end of the 2006 war between Lebanon and Israel, regular tripartite meetings have been held under UNIFIL's auspices as an "essential conflict-management and confidence-building mechanism," the UN force said. (aawsat.com)
  • UNIFIL has been a constant reminder to the Israeli public of the fecklessness of international forces in preventing an Islamist insurgent force like Hizbullah from carrying out terrorist warfare against Israel. (jcpa.org)
  • Also on Thursday evening, the United States expressed deep concern over the escalating violence in Lebanon, Jerusalem, and Gaza, urging all parties involved to exercise restraint and avoid further escalation. (lbcgroup.tv)
  • UN military personnel on the ground along the Israel-Lebanon border say the munitions that hit the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) position early Wednesday were precision-guided, a UN source told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. (outsidethebeltway.com)
  • Clarity on the precise trajectory of the Blue Line is determined through the deployment of UNIFIL assets," Lazaro said. (aawsat.com)
  • The UNIFIL deployment did not prevent thedeterioration of the situation and the outbreak of the 1982 Lebanon War. (jcpa.org)
  • When Hizbullah moved its artillery positions to within 50 meters of a UN position and then fired on Israeli targets, UNIFIL did nothing. (jcpa.org)
  • Early Friday morning, the Israeli Army carried out strikes on targets in southern Lebanon, "including terrorist infrastructures belonging to Hamas. (lbcgroup.tv)
  • But Lebanon is a totally different story: only its airspace has been habitually violated by the Israeli jets flying towards the Syrian targets. (countercurrents.org)
  • However, it was unlikely they would do so without at least the tacit approval of the Iran-backed terror group that controls southern Lebanon. (lewrockwell.com)
  • The clashes came as skirmishes between the Iran-backed group and Israeli military continue to intensify along the Lebanon-Israel border, threatening to escalate into another front in the Mideast's latest war. (arkansasonline.com)
  • To confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon which Israel had invaded five days prior, in order to ensure that the government of Lebanon would restore its effective authority in the area. (iasgyan.in)
  • Lebanon Wednesday commemorated the 16th anniversary of the Israeli withdrawal from the country, known as Resistance and Liberation Day. (webnode.nl)
  • Following Israel's unilateral withdrawal from southern Lebanon in May 2000, Hizbullah undertook a massive weapons buildup, accumulating some 20,000 rockets, more than 4,000 of which it launched at Israeli towns and cities in the 2006 Second Lebanon War. (jcpa.org)
  • Agricultural activity, particularly in south Lebanon, was abandoned due to the fighting and bombing of the irrigation system. (jewishpress.com)
  • UNIFIL staff returned to shelters after clashes in the South. (who.int)
  • A journalist was killed, and others injured in South Lebanon by an Israeli Bomb. (who.int)
  • As security situation deteriorates in the South Lebanon, many civilians fled their home and were displaced in search of safe place. (who.int)
  • UNIFIL is working with all interlocutors in order to maintain the overall stability," she said. (thedefensepost.com)
  • Moreover, in a major Hizbullah operation in October 2000, its forces crossed into Israeli territory from an area of Lebanon supposedly controlled by the UN and abducted three Israeli soldiers, while killing others. (jcpa.org)
  • All this transpired under the nose of a UNIFIL position, from which the incident could easily be observed. (jcpa.org)
  • The assault was the most serious incident involving civilians along the Lebanon-Israel border since an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon on Nov. 5 killed a woman and three children. (arkansasonline.com)
  • The Blue Line was established in 2000 after Israel pulled its forces out of southern Lebanon. (aawsat.com)
  • Following his meeting with Spanish Defense Minister Carmen Chacon Piqueras on Thursday, President Michel Suleiman commended the efforts made by Spain on all levels, especially its participation in UNIFIL and its leadership of the forces in 2010. (yalibnan.com)
  • ESTPLA-22, which arrived in the country at the end of November, is based at UN Position 2-45 in At Tiri, Southern Lebanon. (err.ee)
  • In another case, an Israeli aerial bombardment detonated mines all around a UNIFIL position. (outsidethebeltway.com)
  • Those mines were presumably not planted by UNIFIL, but they were so close to it that the UN position caught fire. (outsidethebeltway.com)
  • Israeli officials had reported that the security cabinet was expected to approve a military response in both Gaza and Lebanon. (lbcgroup.tv)
  • Although the response against Hamas in Gaza was anticipated to be very strong, it had remained unclear how strong the response in Lebanon would be. (lbcgroup.tv)
  • Hizbullah is trying to stretch the rules of deterrence with a new equation: violating al-Aqsa will trigger responses not just from Gaza but also from Lebanon. (lewrockwell.com)
  • The mission in Lebanon is regarded as Kazakhstan's first major peacekeeping activity led by the United Nations and the second major mission that the Kazakhstani military has participated in since its involvement in Iraq in the early 2000s. (the961.com)
  • In its mission in Lebanon, the Garuda contingent is assigned not only to securing state conflicts. (nogarlicnoonions.com)
  • Milos Strugar, a senior adviser for the mission, known by the acronym UNIFIL, said the four observers inside the post had taken cover in bunkers after 14 Israeli airstrikes landed nearby throughout the afternoon. (outsidethebeltway.com)
  • The Israeli army isolated the area adjacent to the border Lebanon . (hardwoodparoxysm.com)
  • According to him, Lebanon "would not survive a new conflict on the southern border, which would be much more deadly, much more destructive than that of 2006. (jewishpress.com)
  • Hamas' military wing, meanwhile, claimed responsibility for shelling the northern Haifa and the Israeli border towns of Na'ura and Shlomi from southern Lebanon without giving any further details. (arkansasonline.com)
  • But southern Lebanon quickly reverted to being a terrorist stronghold from which hostile forces fired upon Israel. (jcpa.org)
  • Even after the war, the same problems with UNIFIL remained, when the threat to Israel by the PLO was replaced by the Iranian-backed Hizbullah. (jcpa.org)
  • On Thursday, an initial inquiry identified 34 rockets that were fired from Lebanon into Israel. (lbcgroup.tv)
  • Dozens of rockets were fired from southern Lebanon on Thursday afternoon with 25 intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system over northern Israel, the military said. (lewrockwell.com)
  • Such a massive barrage would this the largest number of rockets fired from Lebanon since the 2006 war, during which thousands of rockets were launched at Israel. (lewrockwell.com)
  • He said the head of UNIFIL was in close contact with all parties and had urged "maximum restraint" to prevent an escalation. (ynetnews.com)
  • Mikati emphasized that Lebanon opposes any military escalation from its territory and the use of its land for acts that destabilize the region. (lbcgroup.tv)
  • Unifil observers then telephoned their designated contact with the Israeli military, who assured them the attacks would stop. (outsidethebeltway.com)
  • The Israeli Army has stated that it will not allow Hamas to operate within Lebanon and holds the state responsible for any directed fire emanating from its territory. (lbcgroup.tv)
  • There have been many casualties in the 2006 Lebanon War, leading to condemnation of both sides, however the exact distribution of casualties has been disputed. (wikipedia.org)
  • UNIFIL clarified that "both sides said they do not want war. (lbcgroup.tv)
  • assist the Government of Lebanon in ensuring the return of its effective authority in the area. (iasgyan.in)
  • UNIFIL in southern Lebanon is more prone to intervene against Israeli self-defense operations than against acts of aggression by Hizbullah. (jcpa.org)
  • At the end of the assignment, as a TNI soldier the Captain satria retains the honor of the TNI by not marrying Runia and living in Lebanon, unless he resigns as a TNI soldier. (nogarlicnoonions.com)