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UNIFIL peacekeepers killed as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies
Summary
A presenter to the United Nations Security Council reported multiple UNIFIL peacekeeper deaths and injuries amid intensified Israel–Hezbollah fighting along the Blue Line, urged protection of U.N. personnel, and called for full implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701.
A presenter addressing the United Nations Security Council said the situation along the Blue Line had "dangerously deteriorated," reporting that three United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers were killed in two separate explosions and several others were injured as clashes between the Israel Defence Forces and Hezbollah intensified.
The presenter told the council that "the secretary general has strongly condemned the 2 abhorrent incidents that led to the death of 3 of our peacekeepers in 24 hours," and provided details: two Indonesian peacekeepers were killed when an explosion destroyed their vehicles near Bani Haiyan in Sector East, and a separate explosion inside a UNIFIL base in Etaibe on March 29 killed another Indonesian peacekeeper and critically wounded a colleague who was evacuated to a hospital in Beirut. "These tragic developments should not have happened," the presenter said.
UNIFIL is conducting investigations into the incidents, the presenter said, adding that…
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