The Minister of Defense, Marguerite Roblesreported on Monday that Spanish troops deployed as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mission are with “the high morale“and they transmitted it to him”tranquility“, after the attack by Israel which left more than 274 dead and more than a thousand injured.
Israel and the Shiite militia Hezbollah have been locked in a spiral of intensified clashes following attacks on the pagers and walkie-talkies of the group’s members. The exchange of attacks between the two men intensified after Israel’s offensive on Palestine following the October 7 massacre.
Meanwhile, more than 650 Spanish soldiers deployed with UNIFIL are dedicated to patrolling southern Lebanon in what is called “blue line‘, at the border between the two countries, to monitor the cessation of hostilities between the parties.
In statements to the media from the Ministry of Defense, Minister Robles described the situation as “absolutely disturbing and dramatic“, while calling for an end to the violence.
Regarding the Spanish troops, he said that he speaks “practically daily” with the head of the contingent, General Guillermo Pablo García del Barrio, and that today he informed him that the military They are in the bunkers because Israel has respected the custom of warning when it is going to attack. In this context, the minister revealed that Normal patrol duties have been suspended and currently only “essential” acts are carried out.
Robles insisted that Spanish troops take “all security and precautionary measures,” while stressing that, given the situation, “no one is safeHe stresses, however, that the Spanish army has “high morale” and that it “always” conveys “tranquility”.
