South Korea hosted a 6-week U.N. peacekeeping training program for 90+ personnel from >15 countries, including Australia and Japan, focusing on military engineering, medical care, and explosives handling.
South Korea condemns attacks on UNIFIL peacekeepers in Lebanon after a Serbian member's death, urging compliance with international law
Lebanon and Israel provisionally agreed to a ceasefire in Washington, but Hezbollah rejected the terms, demanding Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory first. A UN peacekeeper was killed near Marjayoun, with mortars suspected to be from Hezbollah.
Hezbollah has officially rejected a ceasefire deal provisionally agreed upon by Lebanon and Israel, calling it "absurd, humiliating and insulting." The group demands Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon before any ceasefire, while Israel insists on a demilitarized zone and continued attacks.
Lebanon and Israel provisionally agreed to a ceasefire in Washington, but Hezbollah rejected the terms, demanding Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory first. A UN peacekeeper was killed in an attack attributed to Hezbollah.
