Attack on UNIFIL Peacekeepers Prompts Urgent Calls for Justice

A UNIFIL convoy was violently attacked while en route to Beirut airport, injuring the outgoing deputy force commander. The UN mission is demanding a thorough investigation and justice for the perpetrators. Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar has convened an emergency meeting to address the security breach.

The outgoing deputy force commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon was injured Friday after a convoy of peacekeepers was violently attacked en route to Beirut airport, according to a UNIFIL statement.

The mission has called for an immediate investigation and for Lebanese authorities to bring those responsible to justice.

Lebanon's Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar, responding to the assault, has convened an emergency meeting to discuss the security situation and called it a crime against UN forces, stressing the government's commitment to identifying and prosecuting the perpetrators.

(With inputs from agencies.)