US EditionIndonesian UN peacekeeper killed, some injured in southern Lebanon
The incident occurred amid escalating Israel-Hezbollah hostilities; Indonesia has the second largest UNIFIL troop contribution with 756 personnel, UN says.
- On Sunday, The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon reported a peacekeeper died after a projectile exploded near the village of Adchit, with another critically injured.
- Stationed along the demarcation line with Israel, UNIFIL monitors hostilities in an area at the heart of clashes between Israeli troops and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
- Launching an investigation, UNIFIL stated, "We do not know the origin of the projectile," and noted that "deliberate attacks on peacekeepers are grave violations of international humanitarian law" and may amount to war crimes.
- Irish personnel of the Quick Reaction Force deployed immediately to secure the area, as peacekeepers have faced sporadic risks while operating between Israel and Hezbollah over recent years.
- The United Nations Security Council voted last year to end the mission in southern Lebanon on December 31, 2026, following pressure from the United States and Israel after nearly five decades.
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As the Hebrew state intensifyes the fighting to establish a "buffer zone" in the region, a contingent of the Finul claims to have been the victim on Sunday of "the hostility between Israel and Hezbollah".
Irish premier condemns killing of Indonesian peacekeeper in Lebanon
There are more than 300 Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon as part of a long-standing UN mission. Irish premier Micheal Martin has condemned the killing of an Indonesian peacekeeper in Lebanon. Tensions have escalated in the region after Israel and the US began bombing Iran more than four weeks ago, which has threatened global supplies of oil and disrupted air travel. Israel has launched a ground invasion of Lebanon while targeting the Iranian-backed…
A UN peacekeeper was killed and another was seriously injured in a rocket attack in southern Lebanon overnight, the UN Mission in Southern Lebanon (Unifil) said on social media. "No one should ever lose their life in the service of peace," it added.
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