Italian, Slovenian peacekeepers honored at UNIFIL ceremony

BEIRUT: The United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon honored Slovenian and Italian peacekeepers Saturday in a ceremony in the southern city of Tyre where UNIFIL commander Maj. Gen. Paolo Serra reaffirmed the troops’ commitment to maintaining the cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel.
During the ceremony, which took place at the Roman Hippodrome in south Lebanon, Serra awarded U.N. Peace Medals to 1,112 Italian peacekeepers and 14 troops from Slovenia.