The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albaresseverely criticized the attacks that Israel carried out against the positions of the peacekeepers of the United Nations in southern Lebanon. “What is unacceptable and the only thing that endangers these troops are the attacks we have witnessed and this opening of fire on FINUR positions by Israel,” the foreign minister said during the meeting. with his European counterparts in Strasbourg.
“Attacks that we condemn, which must stop immediately and not be repeated and which are contrary to international humanitarian law,” Albares added.
The minister’s position coincides with that of the EU’s high representative for foreign policy, Joseph Borrellwho called on Israel to “stop blaming” the UN secretary general, Antonio Guterresas a pretext to attack the “blue helmets” deployed in Lebanon (UNIFIL) because they are there by decision of the United Nations Security Council and not by the will of their highest official.
“It is completely unacceptable to attack United Nations troops. And I want to remind everyone that it is not the Secretary General of the United Nations who decides on this mission, to stay or not to stay, it is the Security Council which makes these types of decisions. So stop blaming Guterres,” Borrell said.
15 peacekeepers injured this weekend
These statements come after this weekend there was the most damaging attack carried out by Israel against the peacekeeping troops deployed by the UN, leaving 15 soldiers injured.
