IDF Conducts Strikes in Southern Lebanon as LAF Continues to Operate in Pilot Zones
UNIFIL said the barrage was the highest single-day total since June 21, as airspace violations and an air strike added to the escalation.
- On Saturday, UNIFIL reported 229 projectiles launched toward southern Lebanon, the highest single-day total since 21 June, followed by an Israeli air strike in Mansuri on Sunday morning.
- Security Council resolution 1701 remains the internationally agreed framework for peace in Lebanon, adopted to end the 2006 conflict with Israel and guide ongoing stability efforts.
- Israeli Merkava tanks fired three rounds roughly 200 metres from a UN position on Friday, while UNIFIL-Lebanese patrols discovered a 107mm rocket launcher loaded with one rocket in Sector East.
- Peacekeepers facilitated three humanitarian missions on Friday while destroying two IEDs discovered in Sector West; Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq noted these operations support vulnerable communities amid escalating tensions.
- UNIFIL Deputy Head Lecoq believes resolution 1701 remains the foundation for future efforts, with all current initiatives built upon this framework to establish lasting peace in the region.
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UN peacekeepers log hundreds of Israeli strikes, tank fire near bases in major Southern Lebanon flare-up
UNITED NATIONS - Israeli forces fired 455 projectiles into south Lebanon and breached Lebanese airspace 97 times between Friday and Sunday, the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the country reported Monday – among the heaviest fire seen in months.
These bombings are the latest in the conflict between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah despite the ongoing truce.
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