UN / LEBANON UPDATE

On Sunday morning, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) informed the UN peacekeeping mission (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon for an aerial activity dropping what the IDF described as “a non-toxic chemical substance” over areas near the Blue Line. The UN reminded the IDF that “flights across the Blue Line into Lebanon are violations of resolution 1701,” a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:01:09
• Production Date: 2 February 2026
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON - UNIFIL
• Subject Topical: PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: LEBANON; ISRAEL
• MAMS Id: 3531600
• Parent Id: 3531600
• Alternate Title: unifeed260202d

Description

STORY: UN / LEBANON UPDATE

TRT: 1:09

SOURCE: UNIFEED

RESTRICTIONS: NONE

LANGAUGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 02 FEBRUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

02 FEBRUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing room

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations: 

“Yesterday morning, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) informed our peacekeeping colleagues in southern Lebanon that they would be carrying out an aerial activity dropping what they, the IDF, described was a non-toxic chemical substance over areas near the Blue Line. The IDF said that peacekeepers should stay clear of the area, forcing the suspension of more than a dozen activities. Normal operations, including patrols along the Blue Line, resumed only after more than nine hours. UNIFIL supported the Lebanese Army in collecting samples of what was dropped and testing for toxicity. We continue to remind the Israel Defense Forces that flights across the Blue Line into Lebanon are violations of resolution 1701. Any activity that may put peacekeepers and civilians at risk is of serious concern. We reiterate our call on all parties to fully comply with their obligations under said resolution, and that is 1701.”

4. Wide shot, press briefing room

Storyline

On Sunday morning (01 Feb), the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) informed the UN peacekeeping mission (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon for an aerial activity dropping that the IDF described as “a non-toxic chemical substance” over areas near the Blue Line. The UN reminded the IDF that “flights across the Blue Line into Lebanon are violations of resolution 1701,” a UN Spokesperson said. 

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporter today (02 Feb) in New York that the “IDF said that peacekeepers should stay clear of the area, forcing the suspension of more than a dozen activities.”

Dujarric added, “Normal operations, including patrols along the Blue Line, resumed only after more than nine hours. UNIFIL supported the Lebanese Army in collecting samples of what was dropped and testing for toxicity.”

The UN continues to remind the Israel Defense Forces that flights across the Blue Line into Lebanon are violations of resolution 170, the Spokesperson said, adding “Any activity that may put peacekeepers and civilians at risk is of serious concern.”

The UN reiterated its call on all parties to “fully comply with their obligations under said resolution, and that is 1701.”