Israel also attacked the post of United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon. 2 members of the force were injured in this attack. Actually, Blue Line has been made on Israel-Lebanon border for UN’s Peacekeeping Mission. 600 soldiers of India are also deployed here. India has also expressed concern over these attacks on Thursday. The Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday that they are monitoring the deteriorating security situation on the Blue Line. Necessary steps should be taken to protect the post of Peacekeeping Force. After this action, many countries like Italy, France and Indonesia have sought answers from Israel. At the same time, Israel’s Ambassador to India Reuven Azar said that Hezbollah is attacking Israel under the guise of UN post. Israel will take necessary steps to protect UN soldiers. What is the dispute between UN and Israel on Lebanon? 2 types of peacekeepers are deployed on the Lebanon and Israel border. One of these is named ‘United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon’ i.e. UNIFIL. While the other is ‘United Nations Disengagement Observer Force’. Israel started ground infiltration in Lebanon on October 1. After this, Israel asked UN peacekeepers to withdraw from southern Lebanon. However, UN refused to do so. Now UN has alleged that Israel has continuously targeted its base in the last 24 hours. Israeli soldiers deliberately fired bullets at cameras and lights at 2 more bases of UNIFIL. At the same time, the Israeli army has said that before attacking with the tank, they had warned the UN peacekeeping members to move to a safe place. 22 Lebanese people killed in Israeli attack Israel carried out air strikes on a building in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Thursday. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said that 22 people were killed in the attack, while 177 people were injured. Israel has not yet issued any statement on the attack. According to the Times of Israel, senior Hezbollah member and coordination unit chief Wafiq Safa was targeted in the attack. However, he managed to escape amid the attacks. This has been Israel’s biggest airstrike so far in central Beirut. Saudi-Qatar pressuring US to stop attack on Iranian oil reserves According to a report by news agency Reuters, many Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE are pressuring the US to stop the Israeli attack on Iran’s oil reserves. These countries have said that they will not allow Israel to use their airspace to attack Iran. In fact, Israeli PM Netanyahu held a meeting with the country’s security cabinet on Thursday. CNN claimed that Netanyahu held this meeting to finalize the plan to attack Iran. Earlier, the Israeli PM also spoke to US President Biden on the phone on October 9 to retaliate against Iran. During this, Biden reiterated that Israel has full right to protect itself. A day before this, Biden had said that Israel should avoid attacking Iran’s oil and nuclear sites. ————————————————- Read Bhaskar’s ground report from Lebanon amidst the war… While Israel is raining missiles, Indian population is also there: People said – we have been watching the war for 44 years, now we will sell everything and go to India. There are about three thousand Indians in Lebanon. When Israel started attacking Lebanon, these people also came under its ambit. Many of them are now thinking of returning to India. During the coverage of the war, Dainik Bhaskar met Indians living in Beirut. Talked to them about coming to Lebanon and the current situation. Read the full news…
