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UNIFIL says one peacekeeper killed, two hurt in south Lebanon; doesn’t assign blame
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
United Nations Spanish UNIFIL forces inspect chalets after the Israeli army reportedly booby-trapped and blew them up at dawn, on the outskirts of the town of al-Khiam, southern Lebanon on January 31, 2026. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon says one of its peacekeepers was killed and two others were wounded in a mortar attack in southern Lebanon last night.
UNIFIL says mortar shells struck one of their positions near Marjayoun, critically injuring one member of the observer force who was flown to a hospital in Beirut, where he succumbed to his wounds this morning.
“Two other peacekeepers, who also sustained injuries, are being treated at a medical facility in the UNIFIL base,” it says.
UNIFIL says it has launched an investigation “to ascertain the exact circumstances that led to this tragic incident.” The statement does not mention either Hezbollah or the IDF.
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