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STORY: UN / LEBANON UNIFIL UPDATE
TRT: 01:20
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 10 APRIL 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, United Nations headquarters
10 APRIL 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, journalists in the press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Today the UN Interim Force in Lebanon observed and detected firings from south of the Blue Line towards Lebanon. The UN interim force, UNIFIL remains very concerned that such actions can jeopardize the cessation of hostilities. The mission reiterates its call to all parties to avoid unilateral actions that put the recent hard-won stability at risk. The UN also remains committed to supporting Lebanon and Israel in maintaining the cessation of hostilities and taking steps towards full implementation of resolution 1701 (2006). UNIFIL peacekeepers remain in position and continue to monitor and report on the situation on the ground. The UN Mission Maritime Task Force (MTF) also recently resumed training activities with the Lebanese Armed Forces in the past month. Training exercises with the Lebanese Armed Navy and Air Force had been suspended since 26 September 2024 due to the hostilities at the time.”
4. Wide shot, journalists in the press briefing room
“Today the UN Interim Force in Lebanon observed and detected firings from south of the Blue Line towards Lebanon. The UN interim force, UNIFIL remains very concerned that such actions can jeopardize the cessation of hostilities,” a UN spokesperson said.
Briefing reporters today (Apr 10) Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Farhan Haq said, “the mission reiterates its call to all parties to avoid unilateral actions that put the recent hard-won stability at risk.”
The UN remains committed to supporting Lebanon and Israel in maintaining the cessation of hostilities and taking steps towards full implementation of resolution 1701 (2006).
According to the spokesperson, UNIFIL peacekeepers remain in position and continue to monitor and report on the situation on the ground.
Haq also reported that the UN Mission Maritime Task Force (MTF) recently resumed training activities with the Lebanese Armed Forces in the past month. Training exercises with the Lebanese Armed Navy and Air Force had been suspended since 26 September 2024 due to the hostilities at the time.