IDF Attacks on UN Peacekeepers get global anger pre-Election even Dem. Bob Woodward cannot fix

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Bob Woodward’s new Democrat-theme book “War” pre-peak-voting, (15 Oct.) is a political novel Dem-rescue effort describing GenocideJoe as the second coming (a foul mouth Jesus?) and trashing yet another Republican presidential candidate. Far from journalism, Woodward’s work is purely political puffery but, in this case, quite comically satirical and hard to take seriously by career journalists who are not shills of U.S. political parties.

“As another consequence and cost of GenocideJoe Biden’s incompetence, shocking UN casualties rise in numbers among United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) from several deliberate IDF attacks on the UN Headquarters and UN officers in Lebanon. Did Biden’s flunkies like Blinken and Austin fully break the international rule of law?”, asked Israeli security consultant.

This weekend, forty countries among the forty-six participating nations in UNIFIL in Lebanon, many since 1978, are blowing corks in anger that Israel and its U.S. partner are attacking the 10,700 UN Peacekeeper troops and local staffers in Lebanon. They have written a terse letter of complaint to the parties who need to pay attention because the repudiations are reflecting boiling global anger.

UN Peacekeeping is a concept supported by some 8 billion people on the planet, and as one can read below, involves a wide range of humanitarian activities that millions of people cannot live without and millions more contribute to and become emotionally involved with their contributions from the goodness of their hearts.

UNIFIL officials, before today’s attacks, on 12 October, said referring to Friday’s events, “Last night, a peacekeeper at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura was hit by gunfire due to ongoing military activity nearby. He underwent surgery at our Naqoura hospital to remove the bullet and is currently stable. We do not yet know the origin of the fire. Also last night, buildings in our UN position in Ramyah sustained significant damage due to explosions from nearby shelling. We remind all actors of their obligations to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and premises, including avoiding combat activities near UNIFIL positions.

Troops at the UNIFIL installation are not combat arms soldiers and accordingly they are not armed for combat and are unable to defend themselves against a full-fledged military attack; per se, “they are cops” say experts including consulting security expert Simon Baldock. a former IDF officer based in Tel Aviv.

The mandate of UNIFIL is annually renewed by the United Nations Security Council and was last extended on 28 August 2024 through the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2749.

Comprising 10,000 peacekeepers from 46 nations, its mission is to assist the Lebanese Army in safeguarding the southern region of the country from “unauthorized armed personnel, such as Hezbollah”.

Shocking USA and Israel state-sponsored criminals are attacking these UN Humanitarian Peacekeepers as they form the last hope for women and children in Lebanon.

UNIL Peacekeeping includes Humanitarian work

The picture and its story: UNIFIL Italian peacekeepers recently donated many essential items to the Lebanese population displaced by the ongoing Israel and USA partner violence across the Blue Line. The donation, a gift from Italy’s Sant’Antioco Municipality, is the continuation of a support scheme launched last May by the UNIFIL Italian contingent to aid the displaced population.
Tyre, in south Lebanon. 9 September 2024, photo by Pasqual Gorriz/UN – Photo is cropped. Art, cropping: Rosa Yamamoto / Feminine-Perspective-Magazine

UNIFIL Solar ProjectPhoto Credit: UNIFIL

Prominent among UNIFIL’s support initiatives for local communities over the last year has been the implementation of solar projects in communities across south Lebanon.

Over the past 11 months since last October, UNIFIL and its contributing nations have implemented 39 solar projects. The primary beneficiaries have been educational institutions, including schools and universities, as well as municipalities. The Lebanese Armed Forces and various social development centers also benefited from these projects.

These initiatives, which include streetlight installations and the provision of lighting for schools and LAF units, have significantly improved the daily lives of thousands of students, military personnel, drivers, and individuals seeking public services.

For example, in May, Italian peacekeepers from UNIFIL installed solar panels and batteries at the Lebanese University in Tyre, which reduced the university’s dependence on costly generators.

“The entire university, especially students, benefits from this project,” said Dr. Firaj Hijazi, the Director of the University, adding that the project will help about 400 students each year.

Since May, Dr. Hizaji added with gratitude to UNIFIL, “we’ve been using only solar energy, except when air conditioning is turned on.”