UNIFIL Renews Call to Refrain from Provocative Actions in Southern Lebanon

Al-Anbat-Malik Albream

The UNIFIL Command operating in southern Lebanon called on all parties, especially at this sensitive time, to refrain from any actions that could be considered provocative and could lead to an escalation of the situation.

This followed tension on Friday evening in the Lebanese border area of Kafr Kila between Lebanese demonstrators and the Zionist army, which threw several smoke bombs at demonstrators, one of whom was hit in the head, a Lebanese security source told Petra's correspondent in Beirut.

According to a UNIFIL statement issued on Friday, "tension occurred near the Sheikh Abbad shrine near Kafr Kila, UNIFIL peacekeepers noticed a crowd of 50 or 60 personnel throwing stones and placing a Hezbollah flag on the technical fence, and the Zionist army responded by firing sound and smoke bombs, and the Lebanese army soon arrived and worked with peacekeepers to calm the situation that is now stable.

"We strongly urge everyone, especially at this sensitive time, to refrain from any actions that could be considered provocative and could lead to an escalation of the situation," the UNIFIL statement concluded.