Saturday, 27 February, 2021 - 07:45
Illustrative: UNIFIL peacekeepers patrol near the village of Mais el Jabal, along the southern Lebanese border with Israel, August 26, 2020. (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP) Beirut- Asharq Al-Awsat
UNIFIL is currently studying a request presented by the Lebanese authorities to help deal with an oil spill that may have originated from a ship passing near the Israeli coast and has now reached the southern shores of Lebanon.
UNIFIL spokesperson, Andrea Tenenti, told the National News Agency that in relation to the oil spill and tar deposited in parts of the coastline in south Lebanon, UNIFIL has been contacted by local authorities to see what help can be provided within our available capabilities and equipment.
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