Hezbollah wants spotlight off Lebanon after Irish UN peacekeeper killing - analysis
Clearly the government of Ireland, the UN and others will want answers. However, there is also an agenda to not rock the boat in Lebanon.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Published: DECEMBER 27, 2022
More than a week after an Irish UN peacekeeper was killed and others wounded in an attack on their vehicle in a village in Lebanon, reports say a suspect has been handed over to authorities. However, the reports indicate that Hezbollah, the Lebanese terror group which is also a political party in parliament, was involved in handing the man over. This follows days in which Hezbollah claimed it was not responsible for the killing, but said the killing was also “unintended,” implying it had some kind of a role.
Hezbollah controls the area of southern Lebanon where the UN vehicle was ambushed and the men killed. According to pro-Hezbollah accounts, the UN vehicle strayed into a village which is not on its usual route. However, that doesn’t explain the killings.
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Clearly the government of Ireland, the UN and others will want answers. However, there is also an agenda to not rock the boat in Lebanon.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Published: DECEMBER 27, 2022
More than a week after an Irish UN peacekeeper was killed and others wounded in an attack on their vehicle in a village in Lebanon, reports say a suspect has been handed over to authorities. However, the reports indicate that Hezbollah, the Lebanese terror group which is also a political party in parliament, was involved in handing the man over. This follows days in which Hezbollah claimed it was not responsible for the killing, but said the killing was also “unintended,” implying it had some kind of a role.
Hezbollah controls the area of southern Lebanon where the UN vehicle was ambushed and the men killed. According to pro-Hezbollah accounts, the UN vehicle strayed into a village which is not on its usual route. However, that doesn’t explain the killings.
more.............. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-725938