#NewYork direct to #Beirut for Polish Cargo SkyTaxi #SPMRG same 767 converted freighter we saw in November. We only get 2 rare cargo trips from the #USA to #Lebanon nonstop, though this trip started in #Guatemala 🤔 #UNIFIL only has 2 Guatemalan troops

Op de koffie bij veteraan Bert van Eijk. In 1979 werd hij als dienstplichtige uitgezonden naar de VN-vredesmissie in Libanon. Er was daar geen vrede, vertelde Bert, maar UNIFIL bood wel meer veiligheid. 'Soms hoorde ik de mortierscherven op mijn helm tikken.'

#Bevrijdingsdag

Besatzungsmitglieder der Fregatte „Brandenburg“ der #BundeswehrimEinsatz nutzten einen Hafenaufenthalt in Beirut, um die Partnereinheiten der Maritime Task Force bei #UNIFIL besser kennenzulernen. Bei einem Volleyballturnier mit gemischten Teams stärkten sie ihre Zusammenarbeit.

Daar besteden al die mensen hun vrije tijd aan. 🤔 #veteranen #defile #Wageningen #Bevrijdingsdag Veel #UNIFIL groepen, iets voor #Gaza ?

“ French 🇫🇷 proposal for Hezbollah to withdraw from the Israeli 🇮🇱 border and let UNIFIL and LAF 🇱🇧 fill the gap : Berri and Nasrallat studying the % cut with Hoschtein - study process in session: “

Beirut: Hezbollah militants detained two trucks of the Spanish batt in UNIFIL while they were passing through the Shahdaa square at the Dahiya district, a Hezbollah stronghold in the Lebanese capital.
In 2022 they killed an #Irish soldier.
Lebanese army freed them today.
#Ireland

Voorafgaand aan de dodenherdenking in het Raadhuis van Gemeente Aalsmeer, met goede speech van burgemeester Gido Oude Kotte, mocht ik iets vertellen bij Radio Aalsmeer als UNIFIL veteraan…

Oproep #Veteranen #Haarlem
Sinds kort komt een kleine groep Haarlemse veteranen van jong tot oud, van Nieuw Guinea tot Bosnië en van UNIFIL tot Mali, met enige regelmaat bij elkaar in Sportcafé Haarlem, het lokale veteranencafé.
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Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese village of Tayr Harfa, as UNIFIL vehicles patrol the roads along the Lebanese border with #Israel .

Stéphane Séjourné France Diplomatie🇫🇷🇪🇺 Armée française - Opérations militaires Ministère des Armées 🇫🇷 UNIFIL Nations Unies (ONU) La France au Liban 🇫🇷🇪🇺 Vous n’avez aucune crédibilité…

Bei #UNIFIL nutzt die #BundeswehrimEinsatz unter anderem ein Speedboot zum Transfer auf See, um Personal der Maritime Taskforce zwischen dem Hafen von Naqoura und der Fregatte „Brandenburg“ schnell sowie effizient zu verbringen.

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5/ Escalating Cycle of Violence
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Yesterday saw the Ministerial Review of the 124 Inf Bn prior to deployment to UNIFIL.

An Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Mr Micheál Martin T.D., accompanied by the Chief of Staff Séan Clancy, in reviewing the men and women of the 124 Bn prior to their departure.

An excellent…

Bei #UNIFIL trainierte die Besatzung der Fregatte „Brandenburg“ der #BundeswehrimEinsatz mit der libanesischen Air Force eine Winsch-Übung. Dabei ist von Seiten der Schiffs- und Hubschrauberbesatzung höchste Konzentration und Erfahrung erforderlich.

Beirut: Hezbollah militants detained two trucks of the Spanish battalion in UNIFIL while they were passing through the Shahdaa square at the entrance to the Dahiya district, a Hezbollah stronghold in the Lebanese capital.

Lebanese army soldiers were sent to rescue the trucks.

A pleasure to welcome French foreign affairs minister Stéphane Séjourné to UNIFIL today. We discussed the current situation and I thanked him for France's commitment and contribution of nearly 700 peacekeepers working to restore security and stability along the Blue Line.

The #Lebanon dilemma – a new perspective

Several representatives of #UN member states that have been proposed for UNIFIL missions have met with #US officials and military personnel to discuss the needed preparations to allow an effective service of the units that would be…