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 Blue Helmets deployed in Lebanon reported shooting down an aggressively flying Israeli drone that appeared to be targeting them, before being attacked by another drone armed with a grenade.
The clash took place in the area of Kafr Kila, for the international contingent now under Italian command was flying aggressively on the blue helmets. Pe...
In a rare incident, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon shot down an Israeli drone.
According to Unifil, the aircraft "has flown aggressively through a UN patrol. US President Trump increases the pressure on Hamas.
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Conflicting accounts emerge after UN peacekeepers shoot down Israeli drone
The Israeli army and the United Nations' peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon have conflicting accounts of an incident where peacekeepers shot down an Israeli drone.
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