From 21h ago 17.59 BST Israeli attacks on UN forces in Lebanon must stop – Britain, Italy, France and Germany say Israeli attacks on the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, are contrary to international humanitarian law and must stop at once, Italy, Britain, France and Germany said, Reuters reports. The Israeli military said it was looking into the reports of civilian casualties in the three incidents on Sunday and Monday. Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas , according to a report. Air raid sirens were triggered across vast swathes of central and northern Israel, but the attack was intercepted by Israel’s air defence systems. Israeli attacks on the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (Unifil) are contrary to international humanitarian law and must stop at once, according to a joint statement by Italy, Britain, France and Germany on Monday.

Source: The Guardian October 14, 2024 23:18 UTC