India, April 1 -- India has condemned the killing of UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, demanding that safety and security of these soldiers should be a top priority.

In a post on X on Monday, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Parvathaneni Harish said: "Peacekeepers serve under difficult conditions and are deployed with the backing of a @UN mandate in conflict areas."

He further said: "Peacekeeping is multilateralism in action. The safety and security of the Peacekeepers must be a priority."

"Underlining the centrality of this principle, piloted the UN Security Council resolution 2589, which seeks Accountability for Crimes against Peacekeepers," he said.

Condemning the attack on UN peackeepers, he said: "India j...