US EditionUN force in Lebanon says peacekeepers fired upon
UNIFIL peacekeepers in south Lebanon were fired upon three times by likely non-state armed groups amid escalating conflict causing over 830,000 displaced, Lebanese officials said.
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Lebanon condemns Hezbollah over UNIFIL attacks as Israel expands ground incursion
Lebanon's foreign ministry condemned Hezbollah for allegedly opening fire on UNIFIL peacekeepers in three separate incidents, while Israel positions itself for large-scale ground operations in southern Lebanon.
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UN force in Lebanon says peacekeepers fired upon
UN peacekeepers said they were fired upon "likely by non-state armed groups" in south Lebanon, while a Hamas source said an Israeli strike killed an official from the Palestinian militant group.
UN peacekeepers targeted in 3 shootings in S. Lebanon
BEIRUT, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Sunday that its troops came under gunfire in three separate incidents while conducting patrols around their positions in southern Lebanon. Read full story
In a statement, the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration condemned “in the strongest terms the shootings targeting the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Sunday, March 15, 2026, in three separate incidents, while it was conducting routine patrols near its bases in Yater, Deir Kifa and Qawiyah.”
BEIRUT. Peacekeeping troops in Lebanon have once again come under fire. The UN observer mission UNIFIL reported that the incidents were separate and took place in three different locations.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced that three of its patrols came under fire in separate incidents in southern Lebanon on Sunday, "likely from non-state armed groups," amid the current escalation of violence. This marks the second time since last Friday that the peacekeeping force has reported being fired upon during this period of heightened tensions. In a statement, UNIFIL said that its patrols were "fired upon, lik…
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