Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the United Nations to evacuate its peacekeeping forces from combat zones in Lebanon. He expressed concerns that their presence could endanger the troops, describing them as hostages of Hezbollah.
Netanyahu stated that the Israeli military has repeatedly requested the UN to withdraw the peacekeepers from these areas. This call comes in light of recent incidents, including Israeli forces firing at UN headquarters in southern Lebanon, which resulted in injuries to two peacekeepers in just two days. The UN reported another peacekeeper was wounded by gunfire in the south earlier this week.