The 16 European Union countries contributing personnel to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon reached an agreement on the 16th, deciding to exert maximum pressure on Israel to prevent UNIFIL from getting involved in more attacks. According to information released by the Italian Ministry of Defense on the 16th, Italian Defense Minister Croseto and French Defense Minister Le Corney co-hosted an online meeting of the European Union's 16 defense ministers on the same day. The participants unanimously expressed concern over the conflict situation between Israel and Lebanon, and strongly condemned the attacks on UNIFIL bases, believing that these attacks “threatened the safety of military personnel involved in United Nations missions.” The meeting reached a key consensus that “all parties will put maximum pressure on Israel through political and diplomatic means to prevent similar incidents from happening again.”

The 16 European Union countries contributing personnel to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon reached an agreement on the 16th, deciding to exert maximum pressure on Israel to prevent UNIFIL from getting involved in more attacks. According to information released by the Italian Ministry of Defense on the 16th, Italian Defense Minister Croseto and French Defense Minister Le Corney co-hosted an online meeting of the European Union's 16 defense ministers on the same day. The participants unanimously expressed concern over the conflict situation between Israel and Lebanon, and strongly condemned the attacks on UNIFIL bases, believing that these attacks “threatened the safety of military personnel involved in United Nations missions.” The meeting reached a key consensus that “all parties will put maximum pressure on Israel through political and diplomatic means to prevent similar incidents from happening again.”