JAKARTA – Indonesian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) helped ease tensions between the Israeli and Lebanese militaries at the border.
Commander of UNIFIL Garuda Contingent Col. Amril Haris Isya Siregar said the tensions in the “Blue Line” area began with the construction of a new road by the Lebanese Armed Forces at a site called Temporary Point (TP) area 35.
In protest against the road construction, he said, the Israeli army sent three Merkava tanks and a group of soldiers to the location.
The commander said the Lebanese army responded by dispatching 20 fully armed personnel and placed snipers on the roof of a small house in the road construction area.
“To ease the situation, the personnel of the Indobatt XXIII-O/UNIFIL Task Force, who were on guard at TP 35 and TP 36, reported to the upper command and it was immediately responded by the UNIFIL headquarters,” he said.(Anadolu Agency)
