UNIFIL evacuating non-essential personnel - report

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 3 - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) had told its non-essential personnel in the south of the country to evacuate their positions after Israel's raids and its decision to send in ground troops, Lebanese daily L'Orient Le Jour reported on Tuesday. Italy contributes hundreds of troops to UNIFIL, which has acted as a buffer force between Israel and Lebanon since 1978. (ANSA). Read article...

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