Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the United Nations to withdraw its UNIFIL peacekeeping force from southern Lebanon.

Netanyahu’s appeal to UN chief Antonio Guterres came a day after the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon refused to withdraw from the border area despite five of its members being injured amid recent fighting

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of "harm's way", saying Hezbollah was using them as "human shields".

FRANCE 24's Irris Makler in Jerusalem gives her assessment of the Israeli military's view of the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon. Five members of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were wounded in recent days during Israel's ground operation in southern Lebanon and on Sunday an Israeli tank entered a UN position in Ramiya near the border with Israel.

Israel’s prime minister is urging U.N. peacekeeping forces to leave war-torn parts of Lebanon as Israel continues targeting Hezbollah. His comments came after news that recent Israeli strikes injured five U.N. peacekeepers. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has this story.

LUXEMBOURG: The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday (Oct 14) denounced as "completely unacceptable" a series of Israeli attacks that have injured U

BRUSSELS—The European Union condemned attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon and rejected allegations that UN Secretary-General António Guterres is responsible for obstructing the Israeli army. Sixteen EU countries are contributing to the UNIFIL peacekeeping force. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that “their work is very important. It’s completely…

The meeting comes as Israel has escalated its actions in the Middle East.

A series of Israeli attacks have injured United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.

The incident took place early on Sunday morning (local time), when two IDF Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate and forcibly entered the position, according to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon. About two hours later, after the tanks had left, several rounds were fired nearby, emitting smoke that affected the peacekeepers inside.

As reports emerge of a fifth UN peacekeeper injured by an Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) attack in South Lebanon, Israel intensifies its offensive against Hezbollah. Currently, 10,000 UN peacekeepers, including 903 Indian personnel, are stationed in South Lebanon to protect civilians from internal security threats. However, they now find themselves caught in the external security crossfire of Israel's assault on the Lebanon-based Hezbollah.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has accused Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of undermining the United Nations and the international rules-based order after Mr Netanyahu called on UNIFIL peacekeepers to withdraw from combat areas in south Lebanon.

PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will liaise with the United Nations (UN) to ensure the security ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a stern message to the United Nations that it should get UNIFIL forces out of harm's way immediately from Lebanon where the military is carrying out attacks against Hezbollah.