UN fails to condemn Hezbollah in statement on peacekeeper's death, Israeli ambassador says

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon sharply criticized the United Nations Security Council for its failure to explicitly condemn Hezbollah following the death of a UN peacekeeper in southern Lebanon. Danon stated on X/Twitter that the council's silence on Hezbollah's violation of Resolution 1701 represents a "profound failure by the international community."

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When a UN peacekeeper dies in southern Lebanon, and the Security Council still fails to explicitly condemn Hezbollah for violating Resolution 1701, it reflects a profound failure by the international community.

The peacekeeper, Sergeant Milovan Jovanovic of Serbia, died from wounds sustained when mortar shells hit his position near Marjayoun. He was the seventh peacekeeper killed in Lebanon since March. The Security Council issued a statement expressing condolences to Jovanovic's family and to the families of two other peacekeepers wounded in the same attack.

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All parties must work towards a diplomatic settlement that fully respects the territorial integrity, sovereignty & political independence of Lebanon.

However, the statement generally condemned the killing without attributing it to any specific group and urged "all parties" to ensure the safety of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a full ceasefire and a diplomatic settlement respecting Lebanon's territorial integrity, advocating for a monopoly on weapons by the Lebanese government.

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I fully support a monopoly on weapons by the Lebanese Government.