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Two UN peacekeepers killed in explosion in Lebanon

BBC News · · 471 words · By Anna Lamche
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“Two Indonesian UN peacekeepers killed in explosion in Lebanon”
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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 — This timeline of the 2026 Lebanon war covers the period from 2 March 2026, when Hezbollah fired projectiles towards Israel from Lebanon following the start of the 2026 Iran war, to the present.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Lebanon_w…
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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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“A third peacekeeper was 'severely' injured in the explosion, and a fourth was hurt”
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“It is the second fatal incident in the last 24 hours”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 24 may refer to: 24 (number), the natural number following 23 and preceding 25 one of the years 24 BC, AD 24, 1924, 2024
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — France 24 (France vingt-quatre in French) is a French state-owned publicly funded international news television network based in Paris. Its channels, broadcast in French, English, Arabic and Spanish, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — March 24 is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 282 days remain until the end of the year.
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“Unifil said it had launched investigations to determine what happened in both incidents”
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“The deaths come shortly after the Israeli military announced it would step up ground and air attacks against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah”
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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 — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Israel have been engaged in a proxy conflict since 1985. In the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, Iran has supported Lebanese Shia militias, most notably Hezbollah. In the Israeli–Palestinian confli…
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“Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia as well as a political party, has fired rockets into Israel in retaliation for the ongoing US-Israeli strikes on Iran”
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“Under international law, 'all actors' had an obligation to ensure the 'safety and security' on UN personnel”
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“Deliberate attacks on peacekeepers were 'grave violations' of international humanitarian law”
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“Unifil was created by the UN Security Council in 1978”
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“The peacekeeping force patrols the 'Blue Line' - the de facto border between Lebanon and Israel, in collaboration with the Lebanese army”
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“Around 339 peacekeepers have been killed since the mission was established”
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“A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was brokered in November 2024 following violence over the Gaza war”
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“Israel has conducted near-daily strikes on Hezbollah targets since the ceasefire began”
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“Israel claims Hezbollah has not complied with the ceasefire terms, which required the group to disarm and leave its southern positions”
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“Israel's latest operation in southern Lebanon was intended to ensure the security of communities in the north”
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“Since the ceasefire began, 1,238 people have been killed in Lebanon, including 124 children, according to the Lebanese health ministry”
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“Four Ghanaian soldiers serving with Unifil were injured when their base was hit”
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