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Sunday, April 5, 2026
Israel says 165 Hezbollah rockets hit UN positions in Lebanon during war
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Around 165 rockets fired by Hezbollah during the current round of fighting landed inside or next to United Nations posts in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military says.
On Friday, a Hezbollah rocket struck a UN Interim Force in Lebanon base in Odaisseh, wounding three members of the observer force, including two seriously, according to Israel. UNIFIL did not comment on the origin of the blast.
“Throughout the war, the Hezbollah terror organization has exploited its proximity to UNIFIL positions and posts to advance terrorist activities against the State of Israel,” the IDF says in a statement.
It says that “approximately 165 rocket launches fired by the Hezbollah terror organization have been identified as having fallen within or near UNIFIL positions.”
The IDF adds that during the fighting, it continues to maintain coordination with UNIFIL forces in the area.
‼️REVEALED: ~165 of Hezbollah’s rocket launches have landed inside or adjacent to UNIFIL posts in southern Lebanon
Hezbollah systematically violates international law, while endangering international forces and harming UN personnel.
The IDF continues to maintain coordination… pic.twitter.com/fyPXIB1n8z
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) April 5, 2026
Last week, two UNIFIL troops of Indonesian origin were killed in an explosion in southern Lebanon, which Israel blamed on roadside bombs it said were placed by Hezbollah. That came days after another Indonesian soldier was killed when a projectile exploded near one of the group’s positions. According to a UN security source, the peacekeeper was killed by Israeli fire.
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