Showing 131-140 of 1544 results found.
Fallen Indonesian Peacekeepers Honoured at Memorial Ceremony in Beirut
Today, at a solemn ceremony in Beirut, UNIFIL paid tribute to the life and work of Major Zulmi Aditya Iskandar, First Sergeant Muhammad Nur Ichwan, and Corporal Farizal Rhomadon from Indonesia, who lost their lives in two…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander address memorial service for the Indonesian 02 April 2026
• Your Excellencies, Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia, • Esteemed Representative of the Lebanese Minister of National Defence and the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, • Senior officers of the Lebanese Armed…
UNIFIL statement (18 March 2026)
Last night’s violent escalation marks a further worrying deterioration in the situation between Lebanon and Israel. Heavy exchanges of fire, intensified air and ground activity, and increased presence of Israeli forces inside…
UNIFIL flags ‘worrying number’ of violations on its last Establishment Day
As UNIFIL marks a somber Establishment Day today, without the usual ceremony in Naqoura due to ongoing hostilities, its peacekeepers are on task and supporting efforts geared toward security and stability and peace on both…
Peacekeepers clear road of crashed armed drone amidst fighting
A specialist explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team from UNIFIL’s Italian contingent safely disposed of an armed drone that had crashed – under circumstances still under investigation – amid heavy exchanges of fire along a…
Peacekeepers facilitating humanitarian relief amidst increasing violence
As part of UNIFIL’s support to people affected by the latest escalation of violence, peacekeepers are constantly supporting humanitarian relief for local communities still present along the Blue Line. In the past week, 20…
UNIFIL statement (26 December 2025)
This morning, heavy machine gunfire from Israel Defense Forces (IDF) positions south of the Blue Line impacted close to a UNIFIL patrol inspecting a roadblock in the village of Bastarra. The gunfire followed a grenade…
UNIFIL statement on grenade attack on peacekeepers (26 October 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…
UNIFIL statement on recent grenade attack near peacekeepers
Just before noon yesterday, an Israeli drone dropped a grenade that exploded near a UNIFIL position in Kafer Kela. One peacekeeper was lightly injured and received medical assistance. Before the grenade was dropped…
UNIFIL statement on recent IDF grenade attacks near peacekeepers and Lebanese soldiers (3 October 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…