UN peacekeeping force shoot down Israel drone in rare retaliation, as French foreign ministry slams Israeli operations in Lebanon

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/37950114

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/4341

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) have shot down an Israeli drone in Lebanon. Israel claimed that the drone was gathering “intelligence” and posted no threat. However, UNIFIL personnel said they’d engaged the drone with “necessary defence measures” near the town of Kfar Kila. After bringing down the first drone, another drone reportedly […]

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    • mrdown@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      14·
      3 days ago

      Their job is to monitoring hostilities between Lebanon and Israel. It has no executive power to stop those hostilities. They also do stuffs like demining.