World Sep 03 UN criticizes Israel for dropping grenades near peacekeepers in southern Lebanon By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
World Aug 28 UN votes to end its peacekeeping operations in Lebanon next year after nearly 5 decades The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Thursday to terminate the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon at the end of next year after nearly five decades, bowing to demands from the United States and its close ally Israel. By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
World Oct 12 Israel heavily bombards Gaza’s north while UN peacekeepers in Lebanon are hit again Palestinians in northern Gaza described heavy Israeli bombardment Saturday in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 people, as Israel continued to tell people there and in southern Lebanon to get out of the way of its offensives against the Hamas… By Samy Magdy, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
World Oct 11 UN mission in Lebanon says 2 peacekeepers injured after its base was hit by new explosions The force, known as UNIFIL, said the explosions went off close to an observation tower at its headquarters in the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura. By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
World Oct 10 Israeli airstrikes on central Beirut kill at least 22 people Israeli airstrikes hit different areas of central Beirut on Thursday evening, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens, Lebanon’s health ministry said. The attack came the same day as Israeli forces fired on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon… By Bilal Hussein, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
Oct 10 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as 2 UN peacekeepers in Lebanon wounded by Israeli tank By Associated Press UNIFIL said in a statement that its headquarters and nearby positions “have been repeatedly hit.” It said the army also fired on a nearby bunker where peacekeepers were sheltering, damaging vehicles and a communication system. It said an Israeli drone… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch France Agrees to Lead U.N. Peace Force in Lebanon France agreed Wednesday to lead a U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, while the Lebanese cabinet voted to start moving 15,000 troops to the region. U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown discusses the U.N. effort. Continue watching