UN Condemns Israel's Attack on Peacekeepers: Fifth Time This Decade
France24 reports the UN and France are “condemning” Israel after an attack on UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon, following UNIFIL's neutralization of an Israeli drone. This isn't an anomaly; it’s a pattern. Israel has a documented history of targeting UN personnel and facilities in Lebanon. In 1996, the Qana massacre saw 106 civilians killed at a UN compound. In 2006, four UN observers
died in an Israeli airstrike on their observation post, despite repeated warnings from the UN. These repeated “condemnations” from the UN and its members, often contradicted by massive military aid packages from nations like the U.S. – which sends Israel $3.8 billion annually – ring hollow. One must ask, how many strongly worded letters does it take to acknowledge a policy, not an accident? Or is
the term 'peacekeeper' simply a target designation for certain actors in the region?