In a joint statement issued on Monday, Italy, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany demanded an end to deliberate attacks on United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) troops operating in southern Lebanon, stating that such actions "must stop" and are "in violation of international humanitarian law."
The statement follows a broader declaration from at least 40 countries made on Saturday, expressing their "full support" for UNIFIL forces in southern Lebanon. The declaration came after five UNIFIL personnel were injured in Israeli shelling within the preceding 48 hours.
Published by Poland's mission to the United Nations, the statement urged all parties involved in the war to "respect the presence of UNIFIL" and stressed the need to "ensure the safety and security of all its personnel at all times."
Lebanon's permanent mission to the United Nations, following instructions from the caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdallah Bou Habib, filed a formal complaint with both UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN Security Council in response to repeated Israeli attacks on UNIFIL sites in southern Lebanon.