{"id":208457,"date":"2006-07-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=208457"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:34:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:34:49","slug":"auto-insert-208457","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-208457\/","title":{"rendered":"Three peacekeepers dead, 1 missing – UNIFIL Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON
\n(UNIFIL)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nNaqoura,
\n26 July 2006\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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PRESS RELEASE<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nYesterday evening at 19:30, at least one aerial bomb impacted directly on
\nthe building inside the patrol base of the Observer Group Lebanon (OGL) in
\nthe area of Khiyam in the eastern sector. The three-story building and the
\nposition were entirely destroyed. At the time, there were 4 unarmed military
\nobservers in the position from different nationalities. A UNIFIL rescue team
\nwas immediately dispatched to the location, and is still trying to clear the
\nrubble. They retrieved the bodies of three observers, and are searching for
\nthe fourth, who is also feared dead. The Secretary General of the United
\nNations gave a statement last night in Rome concerning this incident.
\nPrior to this incident, very intensive aerial bombardment and shelling from
\nthe Israeli side was reported in the area of Khiyam, and there were 14 prior
\nincidents of firing close to this position by aerial bombs and artillery shells. At
\n18:30, four artillery shells fired from the Israeli side directly impacted inside<\/p><\/div>\n

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the position, causing extensive damage on the building and the shelter.
\nUNIFIL Force Commander was in repeated contact with Israeli Army officers
\nthroughout the afternoon, pressing the need to protect that particular UN
\nposition from firing.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nAnother UN position of the Ghanaian battalion in the area of Marwahin in the
\nwestern sector was also directly hit by one mortar round from the Hezbollah
\nside last night. The round did not explode, and there were no casualties or
\nmaterial damage. Another 5 incidents of firing close to UN positions from the
\nIsraeli side were reported yesterday. It was also reported that Hezbollah fired
\nfrom the vicinity of four UN positions at Alma ash Shab, Tibnin, Brashit, and
\nAt Tiri. All UNIFIL positions remain occupied and maintained by the troops.
\nThis morning, the UNIFIL Engineering Contingent finally managed to retrieve
\nthe bodies of a UNIFIL international civilian staff member and his wife. They
\nwere buried under the rubble of the building which was completely destroyed
\nduring the air bombardment of the area of Hosh in Tyre on 17 July.<\/p><\/div>\n

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(Since the outbreak of hostilities, four military observers from OGL,
\none UNIFIL international staff member and his wife were killed, and
\nfour Ghanaian soldiers, one Indian soldier, and one OGL military
\nobserver were wounded as a result of firing.)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nHeavy exchanges of fire continued along the length of the Blue Line in the
\nlast 24 hours, with a major concentration in Khiyam, Bint Jubayl, At Tiri and
\nAyn Ibil areas. Hezbollah fired rockets from various locations and the IDF
\ncontinued the shelling and aerial bombardment. The IDF has maintained their
\npresence in the area of Marun Al Ras, Bint Jubayl and Yarun in the central
\nsector, inside Lebanese territory. Sporadic fighting was reported in Bint
\nJubayl, Marun Al Ras, and Yarun yesterday afternoon. There are reports of
\nintensive fighting on the ground in the area of Aytarun, north east of Marun
\nAl Ras, this morning. There are a number of civilians who are still stranded in
\nthese three towns and caught in the cross fire. UNIFIL also received reports
\nthat a convoy of vehicles was attempting to leave Bint Jubayl northwards in<\/p><\/div>\n

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the direction of Tibnin.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nA French ship, which arrived to the waters of Naqoura yesterday morning,
\ncontinued to deliver a critical supply of water, fuel and food to UNIFIL. The
\nship is also to evacuate a number of UN dependants and foreign nationals
\nwho were extricated from the border areas by UNIFIL. Sixty eight UN
\ndependents and foreign nationals boarded the ship for evacuation yesterday.
\nToday, UNIFIL provided escorts for another 120 UN dependents and foreign
\nnationals from Rmaich and the neighboring villages to Naqoura for
\nevacuation with the ship.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nUNIFIL conducted one medevac, four humanitarian, and three re-supply
\nconvoys yesterday. One Lebanese Army soldier was medically evacuated
\nfrom a UN position in Ras Naqoura to the UNIFIL Naqoura hospital. One
\nwounded soldier of the Lebanese Joint Security Forces was medically
\nevacuated by UNIFIL from Ramyah to the hospital in Tibnin.
\nYesterday, the IDF handed over to UNIFIL two Lebanese civilians who were
\ncaught in the cross fire in the border area. This move was coordinated with<\/p><\/div>\n

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the Lebanese authorities. UNIFIL handed them over to the Lebanese
\nauthorities today.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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