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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 27 OCTOBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN headquarters
27 OCTOBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric at the dais
3. Med shot, reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We are very concerned about the incident that occurred on Sunday in which an Israeli drone dropped a grenade in the vicinity of a UNIFIL patrol and subsequently an Israeli tank fired a shot at the peacekeepers in Kafr Kila in the UNIFIL area of operations. Fortunately, no one was injured, and no damage was caused to our peacekeepers and assets. This incident came after an earlier one in the same location, where an Israeli drone flew over a UNIFIL patrol in an aggressive manner. UNIFIL peacekeepers employed defensive countermeasures to neutralize the drone. Any actions that may endanger the safety and security of the peacekeepers are completely unacceptable and must cease immediately.”
5. Wide shot, Dujarric at the dais
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Our Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, began a visit to Israel today as part of her regular consultations with stakeholders who are key to the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1701. During her visit, she is scheduled to meet with senior Israeli officials for discussions on recent developments, particularly those related to the resolution and the November 2024 Cessation of Hostilities arrangement, all with the overarching goal of advancing security and stability on both sides of the Blue Line. Earlier this month, the Special Coordinator also held meetings in Lebanon with senior officials, including President Aoun. They discussed prevailing regional and domestic developments, with a focus on resolution 1701.”
7. Wide shot, end of presser
United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric today (27 Oct) expressed concern about an incident on Sunday in which “an Israeli drone dropped a grenade” in the vicinity of a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol and subsequently “an Israeli tank fired a shot at the peacekeepers in Kafr Kila in the UNIFIL area of operations.”
Dujarric told reporters in New York that “fortunately, no one was injured, and no damage was caused to our peacekeepers and assets, noting that this incident “came after an earlier one in the same location, where an Israeli drone flew over a UNIFIL patrol in an aggressive manner,” and UNIFIL peacekeepers “employed defensive countermeasures to neutralize the drone.”
He said, “any actions that may endanger the safety and security of the peacekeepers are completely unacceptable and must cease immediately.”
Dujarric said the Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, “began a visit to Israel today as part of her regular consultations with stakeholders who are key to the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1701.”
Earlier this month, he said, Hennis-Plasschaert had held meetings in Lebanon with senior officials, including President Joseph Aounand had “discussed prevailing regional and domestic developments, with a focus on resolution 1701.”
Resolution 1701, adopted by the Security Council on 11 August 2006 called, upon full cessation of hostilities, for the Government of Lebanon and UNIFIL to deploy their forces together throughout the South of Lebanon, and for Israel to withdraw all of its forces from the area.
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