UN peacekeepers injured by Israel

I agree, that is the point of them being there! If they withdraw now, that will teach Netanyahu and his murderous government that threats work.

If people want to leave then I think they should be allowed to, but if they refuse to give into the threats and want to take the risk of staying, then so be it.

This is precisely why they are there. To keep the peace and not give in every time some bloodthirsty soldiers on a killing rampage tell them to move.

Yes that is one individual a bit different to the claim they have been infiltrated. There are over 13,000 working for UNWRA I think there is evidence against 6 or 7 employees being part of Hamas who have been dismissed.

"The UN are infiltrated by Hamas in Gaza.
Evidence?"

Evidence provided:

news.sky.com/story/amp/hamas-leader-in-lebanon-killed-by-israel-was-un-employee-unwra-confirms-13225258

@Boobygravy

Only one Hezbollah member was arrested over the murdered of Private Sean Rooney and even he has been released:

www.newarab.com/news/ireland-concerned-justice-peacekeepers-death-lebanon?amp

Even more frustrating is that under the UN resolution there shouldn't have been any Hezbollah members in Southern Lebanon anyway.

The UN are infiltrated by Hamas in Gaza.
Evidence?

Last year Hezbollah members were tried in Lebanon for killing and wounding Irish UN peacekeepers.
The UN are infiltrated by Hamas in Gaza.
I deplore what Israel are doing but they’re not the only group attacking the UN.

I'm of course against any targeting of the UN and its personnel. But just for context, I wanted also to add here the Israeli account of the incident, which paints a more complex context:

Earlier today (Sunday), a large barrage of anti-tank missiles was fired toward IDF troops in southern Lebanon. During the attack, two IDF soldiers were severely injured and multiple other soldiers were lightly and moderately injured. Their families have been notified. An initial review showed that an IDF tank that was trying to evacuate injured soldiers while still under fire backed several meters into a UNIFIL post. Once the enemy fire stopped, and following the evacuation of the injured soldiers, the tank left the post. During the incident, a smoke screen was used to provide cover for the evacuation of the injured soldiers. IDF soldiers maintained coordination with UNIFIL.

First of all not everywhere in the country is covered, it depends where Iron Dome batteries are stationed at any given time. Second, actually non-interceptions are fairly common - for example 90 schools in the north have been damaged by Hezbollah rockets during this war. But this case sadly had tragic, catastropic results as that close to the border the time from the siren to the rocket landing is just a few seconds, and the rocket landed right by the entrance to the protected area to which the children were running at the time. Just awful.

I'm sorry. A direct family member of mine has been stationed there previously, so I know what you're going through. It's really horrible. When you think of what a noble job they are doing and to be threatened like that is disgusting. Then people suggesting that they turn a blind eye to Hezbollah 😡 having known a few of them, they don't think like that, and they're certainly not trained to think like that

I am so sorry - it's so frightening, having people you love in harm's way like that. I'll keep your cousin, your family and you in my thoughts.

Agreed

No, I agree that it's not surprising at all. Until now, they have done what they wanted and answered to nobody. They were always going to continue with that arrogance. If the un let's them away with this though... it's clearly giving them the green light to destroy the region.

Netanyahu has absolutely no right to demand that the peacekeepers leave.

He is basically threatening them with violence, by saying that if they don’t get out his way he will have no problem harming them.

Would the US like to say anything about the government of Israel terrorising UN peace keepers? Or for the sake of peace, is it once again best if the world moves aside and lets them continue with their killing spree.

Much respect to those who have decided to stay and risk themselves in order to act as witnesses. That is morality, that is bravery, threatening, starving and killing innocent people is not.

How come the interceptors/Iron dome didn't work for the Druze children?
I watched the horrific Nova festival documentary and the missiles were being intercepted left, right and centre,
This is genuinely not a goady question. Is it a weakness in the system ? is the area not covered?

If the IDF have attacked UN peacekeepers, surely they have declared war on the UN. I don't understand how there is any other way of looking at it. To continue to fund and support Israel at this time is to declare yourself an enemy of the UN.

I hope he stays safe and well. You all must be so proud. These are the true heros putting their lives at risk to help save lives not extinguish them.

@GhostCicada it is very concerning isn't it. Let's hope that Israel doesn't endanger them any further than they already have.

If you can’t open the link , this is the key point made by experiences peacekeeper, John Durnin:
” In my experience, we kind of kept manners on the Israelis. In other words, we kept them from committing the more serious actions, or for want of a better word, atrocities, that they might have committed if we hadn’t been sitting there watching them or tailing them around, as we often did ,” he said
49 Irish peacekeepers have died in the Lebanon on peacekeeping missions .
About 600 IDF have died in South Lebanon in the same period having killed thousands of civilians and allegedly carrying out assorted war crimes- cluster bombs , white phosphorus etc

“In my experience, we kind of kept manners on the Israelis. In other words, we kept them from committing the more serious actions, or for want of a better word, atrocities, that they might have committed if we hadn’t been sitting there watching them or tailing them around, as we often did ,”

That's why the UN are there, to act as observers and curtail war crimes.

@GhostCicada
I hope your cousin stays safe too. I really admire the work of peacekeepers.