UN-Lebanon/Peacekeepers
UN-Lebanon/Peacekeepers
Dateline : April 24, 2026/Recent/File
Location : United Nations
Duration : 1'10
FILE: UN Headquarters, New York City - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. UN headquarters
2. UN emblem
UN Headquarters, New York City - April 24, 2026 (UNTV - For news purpose only/No archive/Not for other production use)
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (partially overlaid with shot 4):
"We've request that the relevant parties ensure these cases are investigated and where appropriate, prosecuted by national authorities in order to bring the perpetrators to justice and ensure accountability. Attacks against UN peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law."
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FILE: UN Headquarters, New York City - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. UN flag
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Beirut, Lebanon - April 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Heavy smoke rising over city after airstrikes
Beirut, Lebanon - April 20, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of damaged buildings, street view
Nabateih, Lebanon - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of debris, destroyed buildings, traffic
Tyre, Lebanon - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Destroyed buildings
UN on Friday called for an end to the attacks against its peacekeepers following the death of another member staff from United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) amid the conflict between Israel and Lebanon.
Speaking at a press conference, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said the Secretary-General is saddened to learn that a fourth Indonesian peacekeeper serving with the UNIFIL has died.
The 31-year-old Corporal Rico Pramudia succumbed to his wounds on Friday after being critically injured in the incident on March 29, in which an Indonesian peacekeeper was killed right after a projectile exploded inside a UN position near Adchit Al Qusayr in southern Lebanon, the spokesman said.
In response, the Secretary-General reiterated his call on all actors to uphold their obligations under international law and to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel, Dujarric said.
Preliminary findings of the investigation indicated that a shell fired from an Israel Defense Forces Merkava tank struck a UNIFIL position, leading to the deaths of the peacekeepers, Dujarric said.
Six peacekeepers serving with UNIFIL have now been killed and several more have been seriously injured following recent incidents amid the hostilities between Hezbullah and the Israel Defense Forces, Dujarric said.
Dujarric stressed these attacks are unacceptable and they must stop, warning that they may constitute war crimes.
"We've request that the relevant parties ensure these cases are investigated and where appropriate, prosecuted by national authorities in order to bring the perpetrators to justice and ensure accountability. Attacks against UN peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law," he said.
On the political front, UN welcomes the three-week extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, Dujarric said.
He noted a concerning incident reported by UN peacekeepers earlier on Friday afternoon that an Israeli drone dropped a stun grenade near a UNIFIL patrol clearing a roadblock. No injuries were reported.
On humanitarian front, the ceasefire has somewhat slowed down displacement, but more than 110,000 people are still registered in collective shelters countrywide, Dujarric said, adding that hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced outside of these shelters, and they are staying with relatives, host communities and other makeshift arrangements.
ID : 8476362
Published : 2026-04-25 14:07
Last Modified : 2026-04-25 17:49:48
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN),Other
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