UNIFIL chief calls for restraint to avoid escalation on Lebanon-Israel borders

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UNIFIL chief calls for restraint to avoid escalation on Lebanon-Israel borders

STORY: UNIFIL chief calls for restraint to avoid escalation on Lebanon-Israel borders DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN peacekeepers 2. various of event 3. SOUNDBITE (English): AROLDO LAZARO SAENZ, Chief of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) STORYLINE: Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, chief of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), reiterated on Monday his calls for Lebanon and Israel to refrain from any action that could lead to an escalation in southern Lebanon. "I continue to urge all parties to refrain from any action that could lead to misunderstanding, reaction, and cause a break in the cessation of hostilities," he said in a statement. His remarks came during a ceremony held at UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura to mark the 45th anniversary of establishing the UN peacekeeping forces. Turning to recent tensions along the Blue Line, he said that peacekeepers have been "on the ground to defuse potential

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