Since the 2006 war, the UNIFIL mission has never witnessed a more tense situation in Lebanon, said a spokesperson for the peacekeeping mission. Established in 1978 its more than 10,000 peacekeepers from 50 countries have been regularly patrolling the Blue Line, the UN-drawn border between Lebanon and Israel, while also engaging in efforts to de-escalate tensions between the two sides. After Israel launched a new wave of attacks across Lebanon, hitting what it called Hezbollah targets, the country is now facing a new humanitarian crisis. Over 600 people have been killed and more than 90,000 hav…