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UNIFIL, Lebanese army to test material after Israeli forces report chemical drop north of Blue Line
United Nations Spokesperson Briefing · February 2, 2026
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Summary
The UN said the Israeli Defense Forces reported dropping a substance north of the Blue Line in southern Lebanon; UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces collected samples to test for toxicity and UN operations were suspended for more than nine hours.
The UN spokesperson said the Israeli Defense Forces informed peacekeeping colleagues in southern Lebanon that they had carried out an aerial activity that dropped what the IDF described as a "nontoxic chemical substance" over areas near the Blue Line. The spokesperson reported that UNIFIL temporarily suspended more…
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