The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is one of those grand creations borne of diplomatic necessity – a force deployed in the wake of conflict to soothe the conscience of the ...

UNIFIL – the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon – has called the violations “shocking.” Israel has accused Hezbollah of operating in areas near UNIFIL posts. Israeli Prime Minister ...

The statement, made after five members of the UN Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) force were wounded in separate incidents in southern Lebanon, called on Israel and all parties to ensure the ...

The UN peacekeeping mission UNIFIL has been operating along the “Blue Line” which separates Lebanon and Israel since the 1970s, and its mandate was just renewed for another year by the UN ...

The peacekeepers belong to the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, an international interim force that has been stationed along the Lebanon-Israel border to ensure stability and security for ...

Despite the name’s indication that it would be temporary, UNIFIL has become one the longest-serving peacekeeping missions in the world. UNIFIL took NPR on a recent patrol along the blue line ...

The U.N. mission, known as UNIFIL, is stationed in southern Lebanon to monitor hostilities along the demarcation line with Israel - an area that has seen fierce clashes this month between Israeli ...

Not only has UNIFIL failed in its role of monitoring Hezbollah activity in southern Lebanon, but during the current fighting it has – on more than one occasion – served to shield Hezbollah.

It is hard to think of a United Nations agency with a more glaring failure in its core mission than the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, more commonly known as UNIFIL — and there has ...

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has called Israel's defence minister this evening, urging him to ensure "the safety of Unifil forces" in Lebanon, referring to the UN's peacekeeping mission.

Italy denounces Israel for actions against UNIFIL Crosetto calls for updated UNIFIL mandate and operational capacity Borrell: UNIFIL will remain despite Israeli attacks ROME, Oct 17 (Reuters ...