By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Interim Force in Lebanon on Wednesday reported more gunfire in their area of operations as well as sporadic military activity by Israeli forces, the UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday.
It said that the Lebanese army have deployed to over 100 locations in southern Lebanon between the Litani River and the ‘Blue Line’ of separation between the two nations with the support of UN peacekeepers.
UNIFIL stated that the latest conflict has left south Lebanon, areas close to the Blue Line, heavily littered with unexploded ordnances, “posing very serious risks to civilians”.
UN Interim Force in Lebanon deminers continue to assist Lebanese authorities in finding and destroying these explosive remnants.
Mr. Dujarric said “Our peacekeepers have continued to discover caches of unauthorized weapons and ammunitions, including yesterday, a number of them in our Sector West, and all of them were duly reported to the Lebanese Armed Forces,”.
He noted that between 21 October 2024 and 26 February, 44 unexploded ordnances and six improvised explosive devices were discovered and destroyed.
UNIFIL continues to facilitate humanitarian missions in their areas of operation, with over 60 missions having taken place since the cessation of hostilities, facilitating the return of displaced people, the mission stated.
The mission reported that 31 arrests have been made in connection with the attack on 14 February on a convoy near the Beirut airport.
Mr. Dujarric emphasized the importance that “those responsible for that attack are brought to justice”, with the attack targeting the then Deputy Force Commander of UNIFIL and a number of his companions.
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