Berri deplores 'unfortunate' UNIFIL incident, lauds historic ties
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri sent Thursday a message of condolence to his Irish counterpart and to UNIFIL head Aroldo Lázaro, after an Irish soldier of the U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon was killed and three were wounded as their convoy came under fire.
"With great sorrow and great sadness, we learned the news of the soldier's death," Berri told Seán Ó Fearghaíl, as he strongly condemned the "unfortunate" incident.
Berri added that the incident will not disturb the historic and deep relation between "the Lebanese in general and the southerners in particular" and the Irish contingent, stressing the "friendship and cooperation" between Lebanon and the UNIFIL in the interest of security and stability in the region.
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, the Foreign Ministry and the Free Patriotic Movement had also condemned the incident, while Hezbollah security chief Wafiq Safa said that the incident was "unintentional".
15 December 2022, 16:31
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It’s probably his armed army of scooter thugs behind it, the line between them and Hezbollah is quasi inexistant.
15 December 2022, 17:06
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The UNIFIL should change it's policy if there is one, when you're attacked and come under fire you should back and go for the kill.
15 December 2022, 19:16
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If not for these UN troops, Israel would have to invade again and get thrown out again by Hezbullah.
