A new and unexpected conflict has erupted as Israel battles Hezbollah in Lebanon. UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon said Israel was firing on their positions, and the UN said more than 15 soldiers were wounded. Israel says it did not attack the peacekeepers, but has asked them to leave the area, saying it has failed in its mission to disarm Hezbollah along the so-called Blue Line. However, the United Nations says it will not withdraw.
Foreign Affairs Editor of the Guardian Patrick Winter He explains that the conflict has roots going back a decade, and that Israel and the United Nations have had a rocky relationship almost from the beginning. However, since October 7 and Israel's war on Gaza, the situation has worsened. Israel banned the UN Secretary-General from entering the country, accusing the UN of being anti-Semitic. UN departments issued a flurry of condemnations of Israel's actions, and the General Assembly voted in favor of a resolution calling for Israel to withdraw from occupied territory within a year.
michael safi Recalling his visits to border and peacekeeping forces over the summer, he asked how countries with soldiers in peacekeeping forces would react to Israel's actions.
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