The United Nations peacekeeping forces in Lebanon state that his deputy commander was injured after one of his escorts was “strongly attacked”.
UN intermediate force in Lebanon (Unifil) states in a statement that the convoy traveled with peacekeepers to Beirut’s airport when it was aimed, and one of his vehicles set fire.
The mission demanded a “complete and direct” investigation into the Lebanese authorities.
Both Prime Minister Lebanon, Navaf Sala, and the Lebanese army condemned the UNIFIL attack, and said they would work to arrest the participants.
Several videos shared on the Internet show one white vehicle of the UN as a group of young people who wear yellow flags, pursue and beat what the peacekeepers seem to try to run away.
Separate shots show a group of men who shout when they push, hit and rise on a convoy of three UN cars along the dark road.
The deputy commander of the Unifil, who was not named, returned home after his mission, said in a statement.
“We are shocked by this flamboyant attack on peacekeepers who served to restore safety and stability in South Lebanon in difficult times,” he added.
“Attacks on peacekeepers are high -profile violations of international law and can lead to war crimes. We demand a complete and direct investigation into the Lebanese authorities and for all criminals to be brought to justice.”
Supporters of the Lebanese Armed Group “Hezbolla” gathered outside Beirut Airport on Thursday over the confrontation between Lebanon and Iran, who saw two Iranian planes banned from land in the Livanov capital.
The problem left dozens of Lebanese citizens who were in Iran.
Amala Movement, a group associated with Hezbollah, said “the UNIFIL attack is an attack on South Lebanon,” and called it “a knife in the civil peace”.
Minister of Livansk Internal Affairs Ahmed al-Hajar said he would convene a security meeting in light of the attack on Saturday, calling it “a crime against peacekeeping forces.”
Unifil was created for monitoring the buffer zone created near the border with Israel after the end of the 2006 Livan war, and has positions across southern Lebanon.
