Three peacekeepers wounded in Lebanon are Indonesian: U.N.
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“The three United Nations peacekeepers wounded in a blast in southern Lebanon on Friday (April 3, 2025) were from Indonesia, U.N. officials said, just days after three other Indonesians were killed in separate explosions.”
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Wikipedia evidence only references 2024 and 2026 conflicts, but does not mention specific incidents involving Indonesian peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on April 3, 2025. No corroborating sources found.
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— A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Southern Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began on 1 October when Israel crossed the Blue Line in its sixth invasion of Leba…
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— Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between the state of Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. The war has killed more than 1,000 militants and civilians com…
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— The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Arabic: قوة الأمم المتحدة المؤقتة في لبنان; Hebrew: כוח האו"ם הזמני בלבנון), or UNIFIL (Arabic: يونيفيل; Hebrew: יוניפי״ל) is a United Nations peacekeeping…
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“The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said the blast occurred inside a U.N. facility near El Adeisse on Friday (April 3) afternoon, injuring three peacekeepers who were rushed to a hospital.”
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“Two were seriously wounded.”
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“Friday's (April 3) incident came just days after an Indonesian peacekeeper died when a projectile exploded on March 29 in southern Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah have been fighting since Lebanon was drawn into West Asia war on March 2.”
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— A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Southern Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began on 1 October when Israel crossed the Blue Line in its sixth invasion of Leba…
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— Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between the state of Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. The war has killed more than 1,000 militants and civilians com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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— An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
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“A U.N. security source told AFP on condition of anonymity on Tuesday (March 31) that fire from an Israeli tank was responsible.”
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“A day later, two more Indonesian peacekeepers died after an explosion struck a UNIFIL logistics convoy, also in Southern Lebanon.”
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“The bodies of the three fallen peacekeepers are scheduled to arrive in Jakarta on Saturday (April 4, 2026) evening, according to the military.”
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“Published - April 04, 2026 10:47 am IST”
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