US EditionConflicting accounts emerge after UN peacekeepers shoot down Israeli drone
- Sunday, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said peacekeepers applied necessary defensive countermeasures to neutralize an Israeli drone after it flew over a patrol in an aggressive manner.
- Intensified Israeli strikes over Lebanon have raised tensions as United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon maintains about 10,500 peacekeepers from 50 countries monitoring the 2006 cease-fire.
- Avichay Adraee, Israeli Arabic military spokesperson, said the drone was on routine reconnaissance near Kfar Kila and did not fire, while UNIFIL reported an Israeli drone dropped a grenade and a tank fired toward peacekeepers and UNIFIL assets.
- The United Nations said its peacekeepers came under Israeli fire on Sunday, accused Israel of violating a Security Council resolution and Lebanon's sovereignty, while UNIFIL said it thrice contacted Israeli forces near Kfar Kila.
- As the mandate approaches Dec. 31, 2026, the U.N. Security Council voted to end United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon’s mission amid fragile cease-fire stages tied to the Israel-Hamas war following Oct. 7, 2023.
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UN peacekeepers shoot down Israeli drone on Lebanese border
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) have shot down an Israeli drone in Lebanon. Israel claimed that the drone was gathering “intelligence” and posted no threat. However, UNIFIL personnel said they’d engaged the drone with “necessary defence measures” near the town of Kfar Kila. After bringing down the first drone, another drone reportedly dropped a grenade on the same area: Statement on grenade attack on peacekeepers: This afte…
The tension between Israel and Unifil's troops rises: yesterday an Israeli drone was shot down by UN troops, who were then hit by a grenade and shot by a tank.
Israeli military accuses UN peacekeepers of shooting down drone in Lebanon
The latest incident comes after UNIFIL accused IDF twice earlier this month of dropping grenades near its observers. The IDF said both times it had attempted to disperse Hezbollah activity, and did not intend to harm UNIFIL observers.
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