Southern Lebanon unstable as villagers turn on UN troops
- ️Zvi Bar'el
- ️Wed Jul 14 2010
Haaretz
UNIFIL has tried to end a series of clashes in previous few weeks during which Lebanese civilians grabbed weapons from soldiers, threw stones at them and blocked their route.
Jul 14, 2010
Jul 14, 2010
"I want to speak directly to you, without intermediaries, so there won't be misunderstandings or mistaken interpretations. As a peacekeeper, a soldier and a person who loves this nation very much ... please let me enter your lives for a minute and take a few minutes of your precious time." With these polite words, Maj. Gen. Alberto Asarta Cuevas, the commander of the UNIFIL forces in Lebanon, spoke to the Lebanese people, particularly those in the south, in an open letter in the Lebanese press.