BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - A bulldozer of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday "deliberately demolished" an observation tower and perimeter fence of a UN position in Marwahin, a town in southern Lebanon, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said.
"Breaching a UN position and damaging UN assets is a flagrant violation of international law and Security Council Resolution 1701," the UNIFIL said in a statement on social media platform X, reminding the IDF and all actors of their obligations "to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and properties and to respect the inviolability of UN premises at all times".
The IDF has repeatedly demanded that the UNIFIL vacate its positions along the Blue Line and has deliberately damaged UN positions, the UN mission said.
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Despite the challenges, "peacekeepers remain in all positions. We will continue to undertake our mandated tasks," the UNIFIL stressed.
Israeli forces have attacked UNIFIL positions in Lebanon several times over these days, causing injuries among UN peacekeepers and sparking criticism from the international community.
The assaults took place as the Israeli army, since Sept 23, has been launching intensive airstrikes on Lebanon in a dangerous escalation with Hezbollah. It has also conducted what it said was a "limited" ground operation across the border, allegedly to cripple Hezbollah capabilities.
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Meanwhile, the al-Jadeed local TV channel reported that Israeli warplanes on Sunday evening began bombing branches of Al Qard Al Hassan, a financial institution affiliated with Hezbollah.
The TV channel confirmed that the branch of the financial institution in Chiyah in Beirut's southern suburbs had been attacked, with no immediate casualties reported yet.
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari threatened earlier in the day that the army was preparing to launch attacks on multiple sites in Lebanon, including the capital Beirut, to target buildings linked to Hezbollah's financial network.
"We will strike a large number of targets soon," Hagari told a press briefing, saying more additional targets would be attacked overnight.
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He added that the attacks are part of a raid on organizations involved in dealing with funds transferred by Iran to Hezbollah to support its activities.
In a post on the social media platform X, the Israeli military claimed that it was about to bomb "infrastructure belonging to the Al Qard Al Hassan Association" in an attempt to cut off Hezbollah's financial sources, warning residents to stay "at least 500 meters" away from Al Qard Al Hassan locations "in the coming hours".
The financial organization operates primarily in Lebanon, with its headquarters located in Beirut's southern suburbs.
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The Lebanese Health Ministry on Sunday said the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since the beginning of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict has reached 2,464, with injuries up to 11,530.
On Saturday alone, 16 people were killed and 59 others wounded in Israeli attacks, the ministry said.
It noted that 11 people were killed and 27 others wounded in the South Governorate, while five were killed and 23 injured in the Nabatieh governorate, with Bekaa Valley reporting nine more injuries.
