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Three Indonesian peacekeepers killed in Lebanon as UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Lebanon and Gaza
Summary
The UN reported three Indonesian UNIFIL peacekeepers killed and one wounded in southern Lebanon amid ongoing hostilities, and warned that displacement in Lebanon has reached over 1.1 million while aid to Gaza and the West Bank remains critically constrained.
The United Nations reported that three Indonesian peacekeepers — Corporal Farizal Ramadan, Major Zulmi Iskandar and First Sergeant Muhammad Nur Ikhwan — were killed in two incidents on March 29 and March 30 while carrying out UNIFIL duties in southern Lebanon, the UN spokesperson Stephane told reporters.
Stephane said a ceremony in Beirut paid tribute to the fallen peacekeepers. He added that hostilities in southern Lebanon continue to endanger UN personnel, with ongoing rocket fire, airstrikes and expanded incursions by Israeli Defense Forces in areas north of the blue line; one peacekeeper was reported wounded in the shoulder at a UN position near Mays Jabal.
The spokesperson warned…
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