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"We need the full support of the Arab League" in efforts to find "a political solution in both Syria and Yemen," as well as in dealing with other crisis in Middle East, the Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney told reporters before chairing an informal interactive dialogue between the UN Security Council and the League of Arab States. UNIFEED

The UN is “concerned about the escalatory developments, including rocket fire into Israel and air strikes and artillery fire in response, across the Blue Line in recent days," and called on “all parties to exercise utmost restraint and maintain stability.” UNIFEED

“The UN Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, received reports that at least two rockets had been fired from Lebanon towards Israel. The Israel Defence Force confirmed the reports to UNIFIL and responded with artillery fire,” a UN spokesperson told reporters in New York. UNIFEED

On Monday (26 July), UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix met Lebanese President Michel Aoun, PM Hassan Diab, Speaker Nabih Berri, in the presence of UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka and UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col. UNIFIL

On Thursday, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Sector West Command and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) opened a newly renovated medical facility with UNIFIL support within the main LAF barracks in Tyre, south Lebanon. UNIFIL

A five-day joint military exercise between UNIFIL peacekeepers and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) using live ammunition concluded on Friday in an open field south of UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura. The “Steel Storm” drill, led by UNIFIL’s Force Commander’s Reserve (FCR) and conducted between the two forces twice a year, involved armored assets, machine gun and small arms live fire. UNIFIL

At an event in South Lebanon marking the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, the UN peacekeeping mission’s head and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col paid tribute to thousands of UN peacekeepers around the world, notably in south Lebanon, for their selfless service in pursuit of lasting peace. UNIFIL

Ahead of the third anniversary since Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) was launched by Secretary-General António Guterres, Peacekeeping Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said, “A4P is a comprehensive initiative. It’s about improving performance; it’s about improving the impact of peacekeeping; It’s about improving the safety and security of our peacekeepers, but it’s also the protection of the communities we serve.” UNIFEED

After almost a decade-long service with UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF), assisting the Lebanese Navy in securing the country’s vast territorial waters, the Mission’s Brazilian peacekeepers concluded their mission before returning home today. UNIFIL

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, in partnership with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Blue Shield International (BSI) have completed a month-long project of securing and protecting the cultural heritage properties damaged in the aftermath of 4 August Beirut explosions. UNIFIL