U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon pledge not to give in to Israeli demands to ‘get out of harm’s way’
The United Nations said it wouldn’t bow to pressure to withdraw its peacekeepers from southern Lebanon despite its forces coming under fire and repeated demands from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they move out of the area.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, will stay in “all its positions,” including those near the border where Israel is fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah, the head of peacekeeping operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told reporters in…
