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The United Nations said on Sunday Israeli tanks had burst through the gates of a base of its peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, the latest accusation of Israeli violations and attacks that have been denounced by Israel's own allies.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the United Nations to evacuate the troops of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force from combat areas in Lebanon. Hours later, the force reported what it described as additional Israeli violations, including two Israeli Merkava tanks destroying the main gate of a base and forcibly entering before dawn that morning.

Soon after the tanks left, shells exploded 100 metres away, releasing smoke which blew across the base and sickened U.N. personnel, causing 15 to require treatment despite wearing gas masks, it said. It did not say who fired the shells or what sort of toxic substance it suspected.

It also accused Israel's IDF military of halting a logistics convoy. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to the statement.

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[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 214 points 1 month ago

They are literally attacking the UN and still we are expected to provide unquestioning support?

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 66 points 1 month ago
[-] dlatch@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

You know, even though it's still rewarding Israel's actions in a way, out of all the support the US is giving, this one I probably mind the least. It will prevent further innocent deaths (regardless of what side they are on, this is always a net positive), and it can't be used by Israel against the Palestinian and Lebanese people. Let the US take over all of the defense of Israel if it means they stop delivering bombs and missiles that Israel will use to further their genocide.

[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 65 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That's not how it will play out. By unconditionally defending Israel from counter-attack they're emboldening them to keep fighting and provoking whoever they want. The Israelis know they're immune to any repercussions from their aggression. They have nothing to fear, and will only further their attacks because of it. This will create more innocent deaths, not less.

Honestly, it makes me pretty angry that we’re providing defensive support like this to Israel, but not to Ukraine. It’s a blatant and huge double standard.

[-] Aqarius@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Let me guess, it's not "boots on the ground".because they're wearing sneakers?

[-] Maeve@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

.ml called that too.

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 45 points 1 month ago

This isn't new. They've been assassinating UN mediators since before they were even granted Statehood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folke_Bernadotte

The assassination was organized by Yitzhak Shamir, who was later elected prime minister of Israel.

[-] Dainterhawk999@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

Israel is the Grim Reaper for UN. And a beloved adopted child of US who doesn't care of its actual child UN. What a dysfunctional family

[-] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

Their hoping these "accidents" will convince the UN to leave...

Yeah, pretty much :/

[-] actually@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Well, … yes that seems to be what will happen

[-] WhyFlip@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

They were told to evacuate. They didn't.

[-] shaserlark@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I’m telling you to evacuate your house, if you don’t I’ll just fucking kill you. If you don’t evacuate your own house I’ll also call the police and tell them you had it coming because I told you to evacuate and you refused. I see no flaw in your logic at all.

[-] WhyFlip@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Don't evacuate, you might be killed. It's really not that hard of a concept.

[-] shaserlark@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 month ago

Yeah no you’re just trying to justify another war crime committed by the settler colonial apartheid genociders.

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 9 points 1 month ago

The funny thing is that your logic is so poorly thought that you could apply it to all the attacks against Israel.

"Hey, Israelis, we're gonna bomb your homes! You better evacuate if you don't want to die!"

[-] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 month ago

You don't tell the fucking UN to evacuate because you want to attack someone.

[-] WhyFlip@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

The UN holds zero authority when I'm putting my country's best interests forward.

[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Just as the rest of the Western world is better served by not getting entangled into the genocidal actions of the religious extremists now running ~~Iran~~ Israel

[-] Maeve@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago

Religion is a front.

[-] CooperRedArmyDog@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

The UN has more athority over Lebenon, than Isreal. Note Hezbula is not a terrorist as they clame but a legitimate party in Lebinan and following lebenise law.

I also want to point out that the UN was there for the spupervised demiliterization of Hezbula with the assistence of Lebenon, the same reason Isreal is claiming to be attacking... also isreal did do an indiscriminant bombing on civilian centers so I would be a little quiet as your contry is quite literaly being the very open baddy in this situation

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