Beirut, April 8 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stopped a convoy of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and detained one of the peacekeepers, the UN mission said.
"Earlier this evening, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) detained a UNIFIL peacekeeper after blocking a logistics convoy. Following direct and immediate contacts by UNIFIL's Head of Mission and Force Commander and our Liaison Branch, the peacekeeper was released in less than an hour," the mission said in a statement on Tuesday.
The mission noted that any detention of a UN peacekeeper is a grave violation of international law. Any interference with the peacekeepers' activities also constitutes a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, the statement add...