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UNIFIL Urges Lebanon to Ensure Its Troops' Freedom of Movement

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers watch as Israeli workers build a wall near the border with Israel, near the village of Naqoura, Lebanon March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers watch as Israeli workers build a wall near the border with Israel, near the village of Naqoura, Lebanon March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho
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UNIFIL Urges Lebanon to Ensure Its Troops' Freedom of Movement

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers watch as Israeli workers build a wall near the border with Israel, near the village of Naqoura, Lebanon March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers watch as Israeli workers build a wall near the border with Israel, near the village of Naqoura, Lebanon March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) spokesperson Andrea Tenenti called upon the Lebanese authorities to ensure the safety, security and freedom of movement of UNIFIL peacekeepers, the National News Agency reported.

Tenenti's remarks came after a large group of civilians stopped a UNIFIL convoy in Kawthariat Al-Sayad village in southern Lebanon, while it was returning to its base inside UNIFIL's area of operation.

He added that civilians confiscated the equipment of the UNIFIL's patrol, prompting the Lebanese army to rush to the area and take control of the situation.

He explained that the Lebanese Army later arrived at the scene and the UNIFIL peacekeepers were able to leave the village, but without the stolen equipment.

Tenenti stressed that UNIFIL’s full freedom of movement and the safety of its personnel are integral parts of the effective implementation of their tasks, noting that the UN secretary-general and Security Council strongly condemn such incidents.

The mandate of UNIFIL was renewed for another year in August 2020, with the Security Council reducing the number of troops from 15,000 to 13,000.

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Israel Strikes Yemen's Hodeidah Port after Houthi Attack on Israeli Airport

A handout screen grab taken from a video released by Houthi-run Al Masirah TV shows firefighters extinguishing a fire at a cement factory following Israeli airstrikes, in the port province of Hodeidah, Yemen, 05 May 2025. EPA/AL-MASIRSAH TV / HANDOUT
A handout screen grab taken from a video released by Houthi-run Al Masirah TV shows firefighters extinguishing a fire at a cement factory following Israeli airstrikes, in the port province of Hodeidah, Yemen, 05 May 2025. EPA/AL-MASIRSAH TV / HANDOUT
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Israel Strikes Yemen's Hodeidah Port after Houthi Attack on Israeli Airport

A handout screen grab taken from a video released by Houthi-run Al Masirah TV shows firefighters extinguishing a fire at a cement factory following Israeli airstrikes, in the port province of Hodeidah, Yemen, 05 May 2025. EPA/AL-MASIRSAH TV / HANDOUT
A handout screen grab taken from a video released by Houthi-run Al Masirah TV shows firefighters extinguishing a fire at a cement factory following Israeli airstrikes, in the port province of Hodeidah, Yemen, 05 May 2025. EPA/AL-MASIRSAH TV / HANDOUT

The Israeli military said it carried out airstrikes against Yemen's Hodeidah Port on Monday, a day after the Iran-aligned Houthis fired a missile that struck near Israel's main airport.
The military said in a statement that it attacked what it called Houthi terrorist targets in Hodeidah and its vicinity.
The strikes killed at least one person and injured at least 35 people, according to Houthi media that cited the health ministry.
The Houthis shut down the area around the port and cement factory following the strikes, Reuters quoted three sources as saying.
They said the extent of the damage at the port was unknown, yet the intensity of the strikes and fire caused severe damage to the containers' berth.
Two other sources estimated the damage at 70% of the port's five docks, warehouses and customs area. The strikes occurred as two ships were unloading their cargo, with traffic at the port at a complete standstill, a worker at the port said.
More than 10 strikes targeted Hodeidah Port and the Al Salakhanah and Al Hawak neighborhoods in the city of Hodeidah, five residents told Reuters. Four strikes also targeted a cement factory east of Hodeidah.
"The attack was carried out in response to repeated attacks carried out by the Houthi terrorist regime against the State of Israel in which surface-to-surface missiles and unmanned aircraft were launched at the territory of the state and its citizens," the Israeli military said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate for Sunday's missile attack, which was the first known to have escaped interception by Israel's air defenses in a series of attacks since March.
Houthi official Abdul Qader al-Mortada said in an X post commenting on the attack that Israel should wait for the "unimaginable".

A US official speaking on condition of anonymity said that U.S. forces were not actively involved in Monday's strikes, but there is general coordination between the two allies, the official said.