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Biden says 'absolutely' asking Israel to stop firing at UN peacekeepers

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he is asking Israel to not hit U.N. peacekeepers in its conflict with Hezbollah after two peacekeepers were injured on Friday by an Israeli strike near their watchtower in south Lebanon.

AFP WORLD
Published October 11,2024
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US President Joe Biden said Friday he was asking Israel to stop firing at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, after two incidents in which Blue Helmets were wounded.

"Absolutely, positively," Biden said when asked by a reporter at the White House if he was asking Israel to stop, amid condemnation of Israel from the UN chief and its western allies.