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Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon (news.un.org)
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The UN mission said in a statement. “This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe the UN should arm some blue helmets and pacify Israel. Clearly a rogue state hellbent on terror and genocide.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I don’t think that’s what they’re their for.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

What does the UN do in a situation like this?

They obvs can’t fight back, the US will veto anything so they can’t go the diplomatic route, what’s the option? Can they expel Israel from the UN?