UN Peace Mission In Peril

The recent attack by Israel on the base camp of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has sparked international concern about the worsening situation of instability in West Asia. On 10 October, an Israeli tank opened fire at the gate of UNIFIL Base camp at Naqoura in southern Lebanon injuring two Indonesian soldiers and damaging the infrastructure of the mission. This irresponsible action by Israel has come under condemnation from the UN and almost all the troop contributing countries including Nepal which has 877 soldiers serving under UNIFIL.