{"id":239348,"date":"2025-02-15T03:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T03:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/15\/lebanon-un-peacekeeping-commander-injured-after-convoy-attacked-by-protesters\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T03:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T03:42:08","slug":"lebanon-un-peacekeeping-commander-injured-after-convoy-attacked-by-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/15\/lebanon-un-peacekeeping-commander-injured-after-convoy-attacked-by-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon: UN peacekeeping commander injured after convoy attacked by protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/02\/768x432\/skynews-beirut-lebanon-airport_6829182.jpg?20250215014740&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lebanon: UN peacekeeping commander injured after convoy attacked by protesters\" title=\"Lebanon: UN peacekeeping commander injured after convoy attacked by protesters\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>The outgoing deputy commander of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has been injured after protesters attacked a convoy near Beirut airport.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators have been blocking the road to the airport to protest against a decision to revoke permission for a passenger plane from Iran to fly to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/beirut-8355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beirut<\/a><\/strong> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The move had left dozens of Lebanese passengers stranded.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to ban the Iranian plane came after the Israeli army issued a statement claiming that Iran was smuggling cash to the militant group Hezbollah via civilian flights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\">Scene of the convoy attack<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A statement from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIL) said: &#8220;We are shocked by this outrageous attack on peacekeepers who have been serving to restore security and stability to south Lebanon during a difficult time,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>It said that the deputy commander &#8211; Major General Chok Bahadur Dhakal from Nepal &#8211; had been set to leave the country after completing his mission when the UNIFIL convoy &#8220;was violently attacked, and a vehicle was set on fire&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Lebanese army said in a statement that acting commander Major General Hassan Odeh had contacted UNIFIL and promised to &#8220;work to arrest the citizens who attacked its members and bring them to justice&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/lebanon-6383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lebanon<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s civil aviation agency said on Thursday that &#8220;additional security measures&#8221; meant some flights were temporarily rescheduled until 18 February.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/lebanon-un-peacekeeping-commander-injured-after-convoy-attacked-by-protesters-13309633\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The outgoing deputy commander of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has been injured after protesters attacked a convoy near Beirut airport. Demonstrators have been blocking the road to the airport to protest against a decision to revoke permission for a passenger plane from Iran to fly to Beirut on Thursday. 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