Two more UN peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon: UNIFIL

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Mar 30, 2026 · 713 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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Two more UN peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon: UNIFIL At least three UN peacekeepers killed this week as violence surges amid Israel’s expanding invasion of southern Lebanon.

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What happened

Two more UN peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon: UNIFIL At least three UN peacekeepers killed this week as violence surges amid Israel’s expanding invasion of southern Lebanon.

Why it matters

Two more United Nations peacekeepers have been killed in southern Lebanon, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said, in the latest deadly incident involving UN forces since Israel expanded its ground invasion of the country.

Common ground

In a statement shared on social media, UNIFIL said two peacekeepers were killed on Monday “when an explosion of unknown origin destroyed their vehicle” near the southern Lebanese village of Bani Hayyan.

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Claim 1: “The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on all parties to the conflict to abide by international law and ensure the security of all UN personnel.”

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Claim 2: “The Republic of Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheal Martin warned against a 'shocking escalation of violence that has injured a number of peacekeepers in recent days'.”

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Claim 3: “In another recent incident, a Lebanese soldier was killed in an Israeli attack on a military checkpoint in the south on Monday, Lebanon’s army said in a statement.”

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Separately, an Israeli attack on a military checkpoint in the south of the country killed a soldier and wounded others, the Lebanese army said in a statement
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/fire-contained-afte…

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Claim 4: “Two more UN peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon: UNIFIL”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Leban…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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 people in Lebanon and displ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Interim_Force_i…

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Claim 5: “More than 1,200 people have been killed in Israel’s continuing attacks across Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry, while more than 1.2 million people have been forced out of their homes across the country.”

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Claim 6: “Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said 'a new red line was crossed' after the first fatal attack involving UNFIL this week.”

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Claim 7: “The UN force said a third peacekeeper was severely injured while a fourth was also wounded in the incident.”

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Claim 8: “Two more United Nations peacekeepers have been killed in southern Lebanon, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said, in the latest deadly incident involving UN forces since Israel expanded its ground invasion of the country.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict covers the period from 27 November 2024, when the 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement was signed, to 26 February 2026.
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Claim 9: “At least three UN peacekeepers killed this week as violence surges amid Israel’s expanding invasion of southern Lebanon.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, is a long-running conflict involving Israel, Lebanon-based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebane…
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Claim 10: “Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs later confirmed that the slain peacekeeper was one of its citizens. It said three other Indonesian peacekeepers with UNIFIL were also wounded in the attack, which it described as 'indirect artillery fire'.”

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Claim 11: “The announcement came hours after UNIFIL said one of its peacekeepers was killed in a separate incident 'when a projectile exploded in a UNIFIL position' on Sunday near the southern Lebanese village of Aadshit al-Qusayr.”

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Claim 12: “Israel launched intensified strikes against its northern neighbour in early March after Hezbollah fired into northern Israel in response to the US-Israeli war on Iran, which began on February 28.”

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