12 Dec 2025 - Yesterday afternoon, two Austrian peacekeepers in a logistics convoy traveling south from Beirut were injured in a traffic accident. While one injury was light, the second was more serious, but not life-threatening. The Lebanese Red Cross was on site and took both peacekeepers to hospital, where they were later released. Only UNIFIL vehicles were involved in the accident.
UNIFIL wishes both peacekeepers a full and swift recovery.
10 Dec 2025 - Yesterday, peacekeepers in vehicles patrolling the Blue Line were fired upon by IDF soldiers in a Merkava tank near Sarda.
One ten-round burst of machine-gun fire was fired above the convoy, and four further ten-round bursts were fired nearby.
Peacekeepers asked the IDF to stop firing through UNIFIL’s liaison channels.
Both the peacekeepers and the IDF tank were in Lebanese territory at the time. Fortunately, no one was injured.
05 Dec 2025 - Yesterday afternoon, UNIFIL peacekeepers observed a series of Israeli airstrikes in our area of operations in south Lebanon, in the villages of Marounah, Majadel, and Baraashit. This comes as the Lebanese Armed Forces continue operations to control unauthorized weapons and infrastructure in south Lebanon.
16 Nov 2025 - This morning, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired on UNIFIL peacekeepers from a Merkava tank from near a position Israel has established in Lebanese territory.
Heavy machine gun rounds hit approximately five meters from the peacekeepers, who were on foot and had to take shelter in the terrain.
14 Nov 2025 - In October, UNIFIL peacekeepers conducted a geospatial survey of a concrete T-wall erected by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) southwest of Yaroun. The survey confirmed that the wall crossed the Blue Line, rendering more than 4,000 square metres of Lebanese territory inaccessible to the Lebanese people.
UNIFIL informed the IDF of our findings and requested that they move the walls.
06 Nov 2025 - Today, UNIFIL peacekeepers observed multiple Israeli airstrikes in Tayr Dibbah, Taibe, and Ayta al Jabal, within our area of operations in south Lebanon.
30 Oct 2025 - UNIFIL expresses deep concerns at an Israeli armed incursion in Blida early this morning.
Such Israeli action north of the Blue Line represents a blatant violation of the Security Council Resolution 1701 and Lebanon’s sovereignty.
UNIFIL reiterates its call to all parties to fully commit to the cessation of hostilities and notes that the extension of state authority through its institutions is at the very core of Resolution 1701.
26 Oct 2025 - This afternoon, at about 5:45 p.m., an Israeli drone came close to a UNIFIL patrol operating near Kfar Kila and dropped a grenade. Moments later, an Israeli tank fired a shot towards the peacekeepers. Fortunately, no injury or damage was caused to the UNIFIL peacekeepers and assets.
24 Oct 2025 - UNIFIL today marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations with a ceremony held at its headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon.
The ceremony also celebrated another significant milestone – the 25th anniversary of the adoption of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, which enshrined the role of women and recognized their contributions to global peace and security.
03 Oct 2025 - Yesterday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dropped grenades near peacekeepers working alongside Lebanese soldiers to provide security for civilian workers in Maroun ar-Ras. The workers were trying to clear the ruins of homes destroyed due to the war. Around 11:30 am, peacekeepers at two different sites heard a grenade explode near an excavator, about 500 metres away from them.
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24 Oct 2025 - UNIFIL today marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations with a ceremony held at its headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon. The ceremony also celebrated another significant milestone – the 25th anniversary of the adoption of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, which enshrined the role of women and recognized their contributions to global peace and security.