Army intervenes after UNIFIL patrol intercepted in south
A number of young men on Wednesday intercepted a UNIFIL patrol as it was conducting a routine patrol on the al-Tuffahiyeh-Srifa road in south Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reported.
The interception prompted an intervention by Lebanese Army troops who worked on pacifying the situation, NNA added.
Such incidents have become frequent in recent months, with residents insisting that any UNIFIL patrol should be accompanied by Lebanese Army troops.
UNIFIL had recently called on Lebanon to "ensure that UNIFIL peacekeepers can carry out their mandated tasks without threats or obstruction."
Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon frequently accuse the U.N. mission -- which was created to oversee the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon after Israel’s 1978 invasion -- of collusion with Israel. Israel meanwhile accuses the peacekeepers of turning a blind eye to alleged Hezbollah military activities in southern Lebanon.
Source: Naharnet
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