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UNIFIL’s school support to benefit 2,500 pupils
With Lebanon easing COVID-related restrictions and schools preparing to welcome students again, UNIFIL supported last week nine public schools in the country’s south-eastern villages with critical school supplies and…
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LAF medical facility, renovated with UNIFIL support, opens in Tyre
UNIFIL Sector West Command and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) yesterday opened a newly renovated medical facility with UNIFIL support within the main LAF barracks in Tyre, south Lebanon. The facility, refurbished with…
UNIFIL Spanish Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Pérez Montes (left) handed over two water pumps for the local water reservoir to the Mayor of Bourj Al Malouke, Elias Ncoula Seleiman, on 7 July 2021.
UNIFIL donations to boost agricultural outputs in south-eastern villages
As part of UNIFIL’s continued support to host communities, the mission executed two projects this week with the aim of improving food security in south-eastern Lebanon. The agricultural support projects in the villages of…
UNIFIL and LAF pay tribute to fallen French peacekeeper
UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) today paid tribute to a fallen French peacekeeper, who died on Saturday due to medical conditions, at a solemn ceremony held in a UNIFIL French base in Deir Kifa, south Lebanon…
UNIFIL Statement on rocket fire incidents on 20 July 2021
Just before 4 a.m. this morning, UNIFIL radar detected the firing of rockets from an area north-west of Al Qulaylah toward Israel. Our radar subsequently detected return artillery fire by the IDF. UNIFIL is in direct contact…
UNIFIL statement on rocket fire on 4 August 2021
Just after noon today, UNIFIL received reports that at least two rockets had been fired from Lebanon towards Israel. The IDF confirmed the reports and responded with artillery fire. UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force…
Spanish peacekeepers extend firefighting support to Civil Defence Centres
UNIFIL’s Spanish peacekeepers provided a range of firefighting equipment to 10 Lebanese Civil Defence Centres (CDCs) in south-eastern villages last week. The support is crucial especially during the ongoing dry season when…
At Tripartite meeting, UNIFIL head urges parties to recommit to liaison and coordination mechanisms
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a Tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a UN position in Ras…
UNIFIL statement on rocket and return fire on 6 August 2021
Late this morning, UNIFIL detected rocket launches from outside UNIFIL’s area of operations in south Lebanon towards the Israeli-occupied Golan. This was followed almost immediately by an artillery response from Israel…
UNIFIL troops in Sector East conduct first aid training with LAF
UNIFIL peacekeepers operating in south-eastern Lebanon conducted last week first aid training with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) at the mission’s Sector East headquarters near Marjayoun. The training programme, conducted on…