inviolability

At the time, UN Secretary General António Guterres called for a full investigation into the incident, while a spokesperson said: "The locations of all UN premises are known to the parties to the conflict, who are bound by international law to protect them and maintain their absolute inviolability."

Article 2 said the sides "respect each other's territorial integrity and confirm the inviolability of existing borders between them".

The principle of the inviolability of borders "applies to every country... no matter whether it's a very small one or a very powerful one," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned, while French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the EU would not let other nations "attack its sovereign borders".

Charter, as emboldened adversaries worldwide see that the linchpins of the entire system of modern global politics—the preemptory norm of sovereignty equality and the inviolability of borders—are no longer constraints worth heeding.

Unifil said: "For the fourth time in as many days, we remind the IDF and all actors of their obligations to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and property and to respect the inviolability of UN premises at all times."