EU calls attacks on UN Lebanon peacekeepers ‘grave violation’ of law

The EU demands an investigation into attacks on United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon, after three Indonesian troops were killed this week amid fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

“We call for a thorough investigation to shed light on these grave attacks. These attacks are a grave violation of international law, are totally unacceptable and must stop immediately,” EU spokesman Anouar El Anouni says.

UNIFIL has said three of its troops were killed in two incidents in recent days — one by a projectile and the other two by “an explosion of unknown origin.”

The peacekeeping force has said it is investigating. Israel’s military has also said it is probing the two incidents “in order to clarify the circumstances and determine whether they resulted from Hezbollah activity or from IDF activity.”