On Sunday morning, Israeli soldiers crossed into Lebanon, breaching a sensitive border area known as the Blue Line, which separates the two countries. The situation took a dramatic turn when Israeli troops forced their way into a United Nations (UN) base in the southern Lebanese village of Ramyah.
According to the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, this incident is a serious violation of international law. The peacekeepers reported that three platoons of Israeli soldiers crossed the Blue Line, while two heavy Israeli Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate of the UN base and entered the area. The soldiers ordered the peacekeepers to turn off all lights at the base. While this was happening, the peacekeepers were hiding in shelters to avoid the escalating tension.
UNIFIL called this action a direct breach of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which was created in 2006 to maintain peace in the region. The UN stated that any attack on peacekeepers is considere...
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