The escalating and uncontrolled conflict in Lebanon has provoked a\nstrong reaction from the international community. Ten countries,\nincluding Canada, the UK, Australia, and Japan, have officially issued a\njoint statement condemning the murder of UN peacekeeping personnel and\ndemanding an immediate cessation of hostilities that have devastated the\nregion.<\/p>\n
The countries, comprising Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia,\nIndonesia, Japan, Jordan, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, and the UK,\nexpressed deep concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation and\nrefugee crisis in Lebanon. Although not directly naming the US ally\nIsrael or the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, the statement emphasises\nthe urgency of stability in the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cAustralia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan,\nSierra Leone, Switzerland, and the UK remain deeply concerned about the\nworsening humanitarian situation and refugee crisis in Lebanon,\u201d reads\nthe joint statement from the ten countries, without specifically naming\nthe conflicting parties, as quoted by Reuters on Wednesday\n(15\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
This statement comes in the wake of the deaths of three Indonesian\npeacekeeping personnel last month. Based on initial findings from a UN\ninvestigation, it was revealed that one personnel was killed by an\nIsraeli tank projectile, while the other two were killed by an\nimprovised explosive device likely planted by Hezbollah.<\/p>\n
Israel is known to have intensified airstrikes on Lebanon following\nHezbollah\u2019s firing of missiles into Israeli territory on 2 March,\nexactly three days after the war between the US-Israel and Iran erupted.\nSince then, Israel has continued to expand its ground invasion into\nsouthern Lebanon and ordered hundreds of thousands of Lebanese residents\nto flee their villages.<\/p>\n
Lebanese authorities reported that Israel\u2019s offensive strikes have\nkilled more than 2,000 people and forced 1.2 million residents to leave\ntheir homes. On the other hand, Hezbollah\u2019s missile attacks targeting\nnorthern border towns to major Israeli cities have killed two civilians\nand 13 Israeli soldiers since early March.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe strongly condemn the actions that have killed UN peacekeepers and\nsignificantly increased the risks faced by humanitarian personnel in\nsouthern Lebanon,\u201d the ten countries stated firmly in their joint\ndeclaration.<\/p>\n
Currently, tension still envelops the region despite a fragile\nceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran that took effect\ntwo weeks ago. However, Lebanon\u2019s fate remains hanging in the balance as\nIsrael and Iran have not reached an agreement regarding the scope of\nhalting attacks in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe welcome the ceasefire agreed between the United States, Israel,\nand Iran. We call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Lebanon,\u201d\nthe ten countries added, urging full restoration of stability as soon as\npossible.<\/p>\n
The broader conflict began when the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28\nFebruary, which was then retaliated by Iran with attacks on Israel and\nGulf countries hosting US bases. Amid the ceasefire with one week\nremaining, Iran demands that Israel\u2019s war in Lebanon be included in the\npeace agreement, but Israel flatly rejects it and demands that Beirut\ndisarm Hezbollah.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/danger-lebanon-increasingly-ablaze-indonesia-and-allies-jointly-cry-out-like-this-1776264652", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }