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Sunday, December 22, 2024
Lebanese media: IDF handed over 7 people to UNIFIL peacekeepers at border
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Lebanese official media says the Israeli army handed over seven people to United Nations peacekeepers at the border earlier today, during a delicate ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
The official National News Agency (NNA) says the seven were handed over to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at Ras Naqura on the border, then transported to a hospital for check-ups by the Lebanese Red Cross, accompanied by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
They were subsequently transferred by “military intelligence” to a headquarters in the southern city of Sidon for investigation, according to the report.
A UNIFIL spokesperson confirmed the Israel Defense Forces released seven civilians at the force’s Ras Naqura position, in coordination with the Lebanese Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The IDF does not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Israel stepped up its campaign in south Lebanon in late September after nearly a year of cross-border exchanges begun by Hezbollah that the terror group said were in support of Hamas following its October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza.
A ceasefire came into effect on November 27. Both sides have accused the other of repeated violations.
The Times of Israel Community.