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Sunday, October 8, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, October 8, 2023
UN peacekeepers on Lebanon border call for restraint from ‘everyone’
Israeli artillery at an undisclosed location in northern Israel bordering Lebanon on October 8, 2023. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
A UN peacekeeping force deployed along Lebanon’s southern border calls for “everyone to exercise restraint” and make use of the force’s “liaison and coordination mechanisms to de-escalate” and prevent a fast deterioration of the security situation.
It said it had detected several rockets fired from southeast Lebanon toward “Israeli-occupied territory,” followed by artillery fire from Israel toward Lebanon.
The statement came shortly after Hezbollah said it fired at Israeli positions in the disputed Mount Dov area along the border.
The force known as UNIFIL says it is in contact with authorities on both sides of the border at all levels “to contain the situation and avoid a more serious escalation.”
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