UNIFIL works on preventing escalation on Lebanese-Israeli border: chief

STORY: UNIFIL works on preventing escalation on Lebanese-Israeli border: chief DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Statement from Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, Chief of the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) (Courtesy of Public Information Office) STORYLINE: Chief of the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) Aroldo Lazaro Saenz said on Thursday that UNIFIL is working on preventing escalation between Lebanon and Israel. "Our main goal is to help avoid confrontation between Lebanon and Israel, and any event that brings conflict closer is a concern," he said. Lazaro noted that UNIFIL peacekeepers remain in their positions and on task. The situation on the Lebanese-Israeli border escalated after the firing by Lebanon-based armed group Hezbollah on Sunday morning of tens of missiles toward Israeli military sites in support of the Hamas' attack on Saturday, prompting heavy artillery from the Israeli forces, which targeted several areas i

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