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STORY: UN / UNIFIL UPDATE
TRT: 02:15
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 10 MARCH 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, United Nations headquarters
10 MARCH 2026, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We, together with our NGO partners and national authorities, are scaling up urgent humanitarian assistance in Lebanon. As of yesterday, we and our partners have distributed hundreds of thousands of hot meals, as well as several thousand mattresses and blankets to support displaced families. We once again stress the urgent need for immediate de-escalation. All parties have to respect international humanitarian law, and that includes protecting civilians, protecting civilian infrastructure, protecting healthcare facilities. Humanitarian access must be safe and must be sustained so assistance can reach all those who need it. Additional international support is urgently required. The humanitarian community is scaling up the response, but resources are limited, and additional funding is critical to sustain life-saving assistance as needs continue to grow. Meanwhile in the south, UNIFIL continues to report rocket fire and missiles towards Israel, and airstrikes and artillery shelling impacting north of the Blue Line, including in Sector East from Israel. UNIFIL also continues to observe Israel Defense Forces movements north of the Blue Line. Clashes have been reported in Sector East. At the request of the municipality of Alma al-Shab in Sector West, UNIFIL peacekeepers facilitated the safe movement of about 80 civilians who wanted to leave. That is in accordance with the protection of civilians mandate of UNIFIL. The mission has also facilitated numerous humanitarian missions by the Lebanese Red Cross. Yesterday, UNIFIL reported a mortar shell impact at UNIFIL position near El-Adeisse in Sector East. The explosion scattered debris across nearby structures. Thankfully, no injuries were reported. The origin of the mortar shell remains undetermined at this time. We strongly remind all those involved in the conflict in Lebanon of their obligations to ensure the safety and the security of UN personnel and premises at all times.”
4. Wide shot, end of press briefing
“We strongly remind all those involved in the conflict in Lebanon of their obligations to ensure the safety and the security of UN personnel and premises at all times,” a UN spokesperson said.
UN Secretary-General Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said to reporters in New York today (10 Mar), UNIFIL continues to report rocket fire and missiles towards Israel, as well as airstrikes and artillery shelling north of the Blue Line, including in Sector East. Israeli Defense Forces movements north of the Blue Line were also observed, with clashes reported in Sector East, he added.
A mortar shell struck a UNIFIL position near El-Adeisse in Sector East on March 9, scattering debris across nearby structures, according to Dujarric. No injuries were reported and the origin of the shell remains undetermined, he said.
In Sector West, UNIFIL peacekeepers facilitated the safe movement of about 80 civilians from Alma al-Shab at the municipality's request, in line with the mission's protection of civilians mandate, Dujarric said. The mission also supported numerous humanitarian operations by the Lebanese Red Cross, he added.
