UNIFIL tells Israel 'we won't abandon bases'

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 11 - The Italian contingent in UNIFIL told Israel overnight in would not abandon its bases in Lebanon after a fresh Israeli attack on one of their bases.
    "The Italian soldiers will not abandon the base, as requested by Israel, the 1,000 strong Italian contingent of UNIFIL reiterated to the Israeli Defence Force (IDF, Israeli army) after the Israeli attack that again targeted the 1-31 base in southern Lebanon.
    According to what was learned from qualified security sources who are following the dossier, the position was reiterated in a meeting in the night - authorized by the UNIFIL leaders - between the Italians, who manage the bases in the Western sector outside the mission's headquarters, and the Israelis, in the very base that was hit. (ANSA).