UNIFIL

IDF investigating after UN says two peacekeepers killed in explosion in southern Lebanon

The incident is the second in 24 hours after a UNIFIL peacekeeper was killed when a projectile exploded at one of its positions in a southern Lebanese village.

UNIFIL vehicles drive in southern Lebanon, October 11, 2024; illustrative.
UNIFIL vehicles drive in Deir Mimas, southern Lebanon, February 18, 2025; illustrative.

Indonesian UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon, origin of the projectile unclear

Aftermath of Israeli strikes following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 2, 2026

More than 80,000 people flee areas in Lebanon amid fighting

The Lebanese military secures the streets in Kfar Kila, southern Lebanon, February 8, 2026; illustrative.

IDF opens fire on Lebanese military, LAF claims, escalating for UNIFIL review


EU chief Borrell demands quicker condemnations to Israeli 'attacks' on UNIFIL

"We should be against Israeli attacks against UNIFIL. Our soldiers are there, many soldiers are there," said Borrell, speaking at an EU ministerial meeting in Luxembourg.

 European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell attends a press conference on the day of EU-Ukraine Association Council in Brussels, Belgium March 20, 2024.

UNIFIL is ineffective and fails to fulfill its peacekeeping mission - opinion

Having failed notably over decades to fulfill its peacekeeping mission, UNIFIL now has units scattered across a battlefield and has turned into a liability. 

 UNIFIL PEACEKEEPERS look out at the Lebanese-Israeli border, from the roof of a watchtower ‏in the town of Marwahin, in southern Lebanon, on Saturday.

Over 25 rockets, missiles fired toward Israel from Hezbollah compounds embedded near UNIFIL posts

The IDF stated that their raids are only directed at Hezbollah, and soldiers' activities are not directed at UNIFIL posts, forces, or infrastructure. 

 IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon uncover Hezbollah weapons, October 13, 2024.

Guterres rejects Netanyahu’s call to evacuate UNIFIL from southern Lebanon

PM Netanyahu: “It is time for you [Guterres] to remove UNIFIL from Hezbollah's strongholds and from the fighting areas.”

 (L-R): UN Chief Antonio Guterres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen over UNIFIL vehicles in Lebanon (illustrative)

Biden: We’re asking Israel to stop hitting UN peacekeepers

The leaders of France, Italy, and Spain on Friday condemned the firing on the position of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon explaining that such attacks were "unjustifiable."

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken: The concept of an Israeli victory does not feature as a declared objective of US foreign policy, possibly due to its overuse by Prime Minister Netanyahu, says the writer.

Israeli forces fire at UN peacekeeper position in Lebanon, two hurt, UN source says

An escalation of conflicts in the Middle East is a serious threat to global security, and everything must be done to avoid all-out war in Lebanon, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

 Members of the United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL) look at the Lebanese-Israeli border, as they stand on the roof of a watch tower ‏in the town of Marwahin, in southern Lebanon, October 12, 2023.

'Iran's blood-stained hands': UN Amb. Danon says Israel has no desire to occupy Lebanon

"We all know the ending of this conflict. Hezbollah will be pushed back north of the Litani River,” Danon said.

 Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, in his first Security Council address since returning to the position, August 23, 2024.

'License to kill': Lebanon must believe Israel will conquer without resolution, MidEast expert says

“I want the Lebanese to think, believe, and understand that if there's no solution to the problem in southern Lebanon, we will conquer all of Lebanon," Professor Amatzia Baram said.

 IDF troops raise the Israeli flag in southern Lebanon. October 9, 2024.

UNSC must insist that Hezbollah leave southern Lebanon, Katz says

Katz told the UNSC that Israel had engaged “constructively” to secure a diplomatic resolution to the conflict but that Hezbollah had rejected those efforts.

 THE UN Security Council meets, last month, prior to voting on a resolution demanding an immediate Gaza ceasefire for Ramadan leading to a permanent sustainable ceasefire and for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. The resolution passed.

Lebanon fearful of recent escalation, government officials say - report

"Lebanon is adhering to its position of rejecting war and not intending to enter it," the officials added, noting their concern in the recent escalation. 

A Hezbollah flag flutters in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam, near the border with Israel, Lebanon July 28, 2020