UN security source says Israeli fire killed Lebanon peacekeeper on Sunday — AFP

A UN security source says that Israeli fire killed an Indonesian peacekeeper on Sunday, after the UN force said it was investigating the incident.

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, had said that the peacekeeper was killed on Sunday evening when a projectile of unknown origin “exploded in a UNIFIL position near Adchit al Qusayr.”

The source tells AFP on condition of anonymity that investigations had shown the fire came from an Israeli tank, adding that “debris from a tank round has been recovered” at the site.

On Monday, UNIFIL said another “explosion of unknown origin” destroyed a peacekeeping vehicle, killing two more Indonesian troops, and that an investigation had also been launched into that incident.

The IDF has said a preliminary investigation indicated that the explosion had been a Hezbollah bomb, and the UN also said initial findings indicated it was a roadside bomb.

Israel’s military says it is investigating the two deadly incidents to “determine whether they resulted from Hezbollah activity or from IDF activity.”

“It should be noted these incidents occurred in an active combat area,” the military says, adding that “it should not be assumed that incidents in which UNIFIL soldiers were harmed were caused by the IDF.”

Ten European countries, including France and the United Kingdom, urge all sides to ensure the safety of UNIFIL.

“We urge all parties, under all circumstances, to ensure the safety and security of UNIFIL personnel and premises, in accordance with international law,” the foreign ministers of Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom, as well as the European Union’s top diplomat, say in a joint statement.