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Canada Says Israeli Troops Firing on Lebanon Peacekeepers is Unacceptable

A United Nations flag flies in the back of one of the armored vehicles of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a patrol around Marjayoun in south Lebanon on October 8, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
A United Nations flag flies in the back of one of the armored vehicles of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a patrol around Marjayoun in south Lebanon on October 8, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
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Canada Says Israeli Troops Firing on Lebanon Peacekeepers is Unacceptable

A United Nations flag flies in the back of one of the armored vehicles of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a patrol around Marjayoun in south Lebanon on October 8, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
A United Nations flag flies in the back of one of the armored vehicles of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) during a patrol around Marjayoun in south Lebanon on October 8, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Canada, which has been largely supportive of Israel's military offensive in Lebanon, on Thursday said an incident in which Israeli troops fired on UN peacekeepers was "alarming and unacceptable."
The UNIFIL force said two of its peacekeepers were injured when an Israeli tank fired at a watchtower at the force's main headquarters in Ras al-Naqoura.
"Canada calls for the protection of peacekeepers and humanitarian workers, and for all parties to comply with international humanitarian law," the foreign ministry said in a statement posted on social media platform X.

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US Draws Roadmap to Disarm Lebanon’s Hezbollah

The UN Security Council meets in New York. AFP file photo
The UN Security Council meets in New York. AFP file photo
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US Draws Roadmap to Disarm Lebanon’s Hezbollah

The UN Security Council meets in New York. AFP file photo
The UN Security Council meets in New York. AFP file photo

The United States has drawn a roadmap to end the war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, calling for the group's withdrawal from the border area and its disarmament.

Ambassador Robert Wood, US Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs, told the Security Council on Thursday that “for the diplomatic resolution to be durable, the parties must fully implement Resolution 1701,” which calls for Hezbollah’s withdrawal from the border area and the deployment of the Lebanese army in southern Lebanon.

The Council’s emergency meeting was called by France.

Wood called for enforcing an arms embargo and “taking steps to help ensure that Iran does not resupply what remains of its terrorist proxy.”

He urged “Lebanon’s political leaders set aside their differences and assemble a government that responds to the needs of the Lebanese people.”

“In other words: The solution to this crisis is a not a weaker Lebanon. It’s a strong and truly sovereign Lebanon, protected by a legitimate security force,” the Ambassador added.

Wood urged the international community to condemn Iran “for undermining Lebanon’s sovereignty,” saying “we must be prepared to impose severe costs on Iran for flouting this Council’s resolutions.”

The UN political chief called the international community’s failure to stop escalating military action in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria “damning” and warned that the region is “dangerously teetering on the brink of an all-out war.”
Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo told the emergency meeting of the Security Council that every effort must be made now “to reverse this cycle of violence and bring Lebanon and Israel – and the region – back from the brink of catastrophe.”

In Lebanon, she said, Hezbollah militants and other armed groups must stop firing rockets and missiles into Israel, and Israel must stop bombing Lebanon and withdraw its ground forces.

As for Lebanon's acting UN Ambassador Hadi Hachem, he told the Council that the country is fully committed to the French-American initiative for a 21-day cease-fire “during which we can settle outstanding border issues.”

He accused Israel of agreeing to the initiative “before reneging on it and escalating its aggression.”