Makkah (UNA) – The Muslim World League condemned the attack that targeted the French battalion of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon.
In a statement issued by the General Secretariat of the Muslim World League, His Excellency the Secretary-General, Chairman of the Muslim Scholars Association, Sheikh Dr. Muhammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, condemned this attack targeting the United Nations peacekeeping forces in Lebanon.
His Eminence reiterated the League’s position of rejecting and condemning the targeting of UN organizations and their missions, in the context of criminalizing all acts of violence and terrorism, as well as the gravity of this attack that targeted the UN peacekeeping force and its freedom of movement, and the violation of relevant UN resolutions, especially the violation of the rules of international humanitarian law that guarantee the protection of persons not participating in hostilities, including members of UN missions, in addition to violating international obligations related to ensuring the safety and security of UN personnel.
His Eminence expressed his condolences to the victims and his wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured.
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