10 UN Peacekeepers Die in Mali Terror Attack Protesting Netanyahu

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PERSPECTIVES | African countries combating Islamic extremists hope alliance with Israel could give them the edge in the fight, i24NEWS' Ariel Levin-Waldman reports. • Story: • Jihadist gunmen angered by Chad forging ties with Israel killed 10 Chadian peacekeepers and injured at least 25 others in an attack on a UN camp in northern Mali on Sunday, one of the deadliest strikes against the UN mission in the West African country. • Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was 'in reaction' to the visit to Chad by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the Mauritanian Al-Akhbar news agency, which regularly receives statements from this jihadist group. • Netanyahu flew to Chad for a single-day visit Sunday, re-establishing ties with the Muslim-majority country after 47 years. • Israel has in recent years established or upgraded ties with a number of African countries, including with Guinea, which neighbors Mali. • UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned what he described as a “complex attack” on the peacekeepers camp in Aguelhok, in Kidal region and called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. • For more, see our ⬇ • Website • Articles: https://www.i24news.tv/en • Live: https://video.i24news.tv/page/live?cl... (Subscription) • Replay: https://video.i24news.tv/page/5a97bcc... (Subscription) • Social Media • Facebook: / i24newsen • Twitter: / i24news_en • Instagram: / i24news

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