Earlier this week, Malaysia proposed suspending Israel from the UN over its various wars in the middle east. Israel is currently facing considerable criticism from multiple countries about its continued murderous assaults on Gaza and southern Lebanon. In addition, since the start of its invasion of Lebanon, relations between Israel and UN peacekeepers have also been shaky.
Today, an Israeli drone strike on Sidon injured six Malaysian peacekeepers deployed with UNIFIL. Though there’s not specific evidence that the Malaysians were deliberately targeted over the country’s efforts at the UN General Assembly, some will inevitably arrive at that conclusion.
The attack targeted a checkpoint outside the city, killed three people in a car, and injured the six UNIFIL personnel being transported in a bus. Three Lebanese soldiers manning the checkpoint were also wounded. One of the Malaysian troops was taken to a hospital in Sidon, with the others suffering light injuries.
The international fallout will doubtless be greatest regarding the UNIFIL casualties. While Israel has repeatedly demanded UNIFIL leave Lebanon, the international community has repeatedly warned Israel against targeting the UNIFIL deployment, which has UN Security Council approval.
Israel has carried out multiple military operations against UNIFIL property in Lebanon earlier. This, however, is the first time multiple UNIFIL personnel were injured in a flagrant Israeli attack.
UNIFIL issued a statement following the incident reminding all actors of their obligation to avoid targeting peacekeepers in Lebanon. It also advised that differences should be resolved by negotiation, not military action.
That doesn’t seem to be the way Israel is headed, however. Army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi has talked of plans to even further escalate the war in Lebanon. In Lebanon, 3,000 have already been killed, and, of course, it is only one of multiple wars in which Israel is currently engaged.
The Malaysian UNIFIL personnel just arrived in Lebanon yesterday, and were in the process of being deployed when the Israeli attack happened. Malaysian officials indicate that deployments will proceed as planned.
We can expect further recriminations from the UN against Israel in the hours and days to come. The US will likely defend Israel’s behavior, but the explanations being offered are getting thinner and thinner as these incidents continue. If, per Malaysia’s proposal, the UN General Assembly ultimately votes to suspend Israel for its actions, it seems certain a vast majority will support that vote.
Aside from the specific problems Israel is having with Malaysia, gangsters like to eliminate witnesses.
Like all those "terrorist" leaders on the USA/Israel payroll!
Apparently, no one is safe from ISRAHELL.
Why would anyone want to be a UN peacekeeper when no one has your back? They are allowed only to be murdered.
A relevant question. Why, indeed?
I suspect the intent with UN Peacekeepers, is that "the Smurfs" are present in a conflict zone to ward off or quell disturbances from small mobs up to perhaps milita-level troublemakers. Basically, armed civilians and/or street gang vigilante posses.
They're not really intended to effectively intervene between para- and regular-military-scale forces, such as the IDF and Hezbollese.
NATO would be an effective peacekeeping organisation, if it weren't devoted to war with a Soviet Union that hasn't existed since Saturday Night Live was excellent
mainstream media did not report that these UN troops were from Malaysia, and its significance
Obviously, Israel has in essense declared war on the United Nations with United States support. Psycho-killer Nutandyahoo and Genocide Joe are now going full rogue.
Expect Trump's GISS Army to demand the USA bomb United Nations headquarters, completely unaware of where it is.
"Though there’s not specific evidence that the Malaysians were deliberately targeted over the country’s efforts at the UN General Assembly, some will inevitably arrive at that conclusion."
Well, I mean, Malaysians ARE prettyyyyy nicely tanned, so, kinda not surprised that the IDF's "brown, shoot 'em down; Semite, they're all right" mantra kicked in like a reflex.
The USA is helping Israel to spread "freedom and democracy" by destroying "freedom and democracy". The USA foreign policy, since it stole Native American Indian lands, is to "burn down the village to SAVE the village"!
It is called geopolitical failure and redundancy…
George Washington was vilified as the "Destroyer of Towns" by the 6 nations he ordered destroyed by terrorism in revenge for siding with the losing side.
"George Washington, the destroyer of towns" refers to the nickname given to him by the Iroquois Native American tribes, particularly the Seneca, due to his order to destroy their villages and crops during the American Revolutionary War, most notably through the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, which left many Iroquois communities devastated and homeless; essentially earning him the title "Town Destroyer" for his actions against them.
Key points about this historical reference:
The Sullivan Expedition:
Under Washington's command, General John Sullivan led a military campaign to destroy Iroquois villages in retaliation for their support of the British during the Revolutionary War. "
When rules don't apply to you because you have an undefeatable backup psycho who is the largest exporter of violence and the greatest exporter of terrorism in the world today that has unilaterally told the world that they will bomb any into the stone age if they interfere…
In 1790, the Seneca chief Cornplanter told President Washington: "When your army entered the country of the Six Nations, we called you Town Destroyer and to this day when your name is heard our women look behind them and turn pale, and our children cling close to the necks of their mothers."[8][9]