Report: UNIFIL accuses Hezbollah of inciting residents against it
A Lebanese security report revealed that the UNIFIL vehicle targeted in the deadly al-Aqbiyeh incident was hit by “27 gunshots from several sides,” the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper quoted “credible sources” as saying.
“Security experts determined that the incident was not spontaneous and that the relevant parties in the area did not take a decision to contain the situation immediately after the incident,” the sources added.
“Based on the information and evidence contained in this report, Lebanese officials communicated with Hezbollah’s leadership to stress that the issue had become embarrassing toward the U.N. and the international community and that an appropriate exit should quickly be found,” Nidaa al-Watan said.
Accordingly, a senior Hezbollah security official “sought to hold a direct meeting with UNIFIL’s commander in a bid to reach the best formula to wrap up the case, but the meeting was held remotely via the Zoom application,” the sources added.
“During the Zoom meeting, the Hezbollah security official reiterated that the party is keen on the relation with UNIFIL and that it had nothing to do with what happened in the town of al-Aqbiyeh,” the sources said.
“If you are not directly responsible for the incident, you are responsible for inciting the popular environment in the South against us,” the sources quoted UNIFIL’s commander as telling Hezbollah’s official.
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