PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has urged the UN Security Council to take necessary measures to ensure the safety and security of the United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon following Israeli attacks on the Unifil headquarters on Thursday.
The foreign ministry said Malaysia strongly condemned the attack which resulted in the injury of two peacekeepers. However, the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) stationed in Tibnin and Marakah is reported to be safe.
Malaysia also condemned airstrikes the same day on the densely populated residential area in Ras el-Nabaa and al-Nuweiri in central Beirut, which killed 22 people and injured dozens of others.
The foreign ministry said the continuing indiscriminate attacks targeting UN personnel and innocent civilian populations are a grave violation of international law.
