UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have observed what appeared to be preparations for a sustained Israeli military presence amid continued airstrikes, artillery fire and restrictions on their movements, a UN spokesman said, AFP reports.
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported Israeli military activity across its area of operations from Thursday through Sunday, including drone operations, engineering work and road construction.
Peacekeepers recorded three Israeli airstrikes Thursday and three more Sunday, as well as 360 artillery trajectories during the four-day period, deputy UN spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters in New York.
