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, ‘The United Nations has condemned the Israeli military for forcibly entering a UN peacekeeping force (UNIFIL) base in Lebanon.’,
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, ‘UN Secretary-General António Guterres, through a statement by UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric on the 13th (local time), pointed out that “attacks against peacekeeping forces are violations of international law, including international humanitarian law, and could also constitute war crimes.”‘,
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, ‘Guterres called on all parties, including Israel, to cease any actions that threaten the safety of the peacekeeping forces.’,
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, ‘He also added, “In support of diplomatic solutions based on UN Security Council Resolution 1701, UNIFIL will continue its activities.”‘,
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, ‘Resolution 1701, unanimously approved by the UN Security Council in 2006, was aimed at resolving the Lebanon war at the time and consisted mainly of a complete cessation of hostilities and the deployment of UNIFIL in the southern region.’,
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, ‘Along with establishing a sort of border between Israel and Lebanon, the “Blue Line” set by the Security Council prohibited hostile acts in the buffer zone where UNIFIL with 10,000 troops is stationed.’,
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, ‘However, the resolution has not been properly upheld since the ceasefire, and UNIFIL has also been criticized for its inefficiency.’,
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, ‘Even during the recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon, UNIFIL failed to demonstrate its presence.’,
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, ‘According to UNIFIL, the Israeli military entered the UNIFIL base in the southern border area of Lebanon on the morning of that day with tanks.’,
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, ‘Although the Israeli military demanded to extinguish the base’s lights and withdrew 45 minutes later, they later engaged in threatening actions such as detonating smoke grenades 100 meters away.’,
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, ‘In response, the Israeli military acknowledged that the tank had entered the UNIFIL base during the process of rescuing injured soldiers, but they refuted that the use of smoke grenades was for concealment to aid in the rescue.’,
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, ‘Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also requested the withdrawal of UNIFIL in a video statement.’,
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, ‘Netanyahu said, “UNIFIL forces will do their best to not be in dangerous situations” and pointed out, “However, the simplest and surest way to prevent danger is for UNIFIL to withdraw from dangerous areas.”‘,
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, ‘Secretary-General Guterres stated, “UNFIL will maintain its presence in the deployed area, and the UN flag will continue to fly”, indicating that the mission in southern Lebanon will continue.’,
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, ‘(Photo=Yonhap News)’,
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