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UNIFIL United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun before their meeting at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 30, 2026. (Ugur Yildirim/DIA Photo via AP)
July 30, 2026, 10:58 pm
Erdogan says Turkey seeks to join a post-UNIFIL security force in Lebanon
It’s not clear what will follow decades-long UN peacekeeping mission that expires at end of the year; hosting Lebanese counterpart, Erdogan vows to aid post-war recovery
By AP and ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers cross with a tank from southern Lebanon into northern Israel, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
June 26, 2026, 3:23 pm
4 IDF soldiers injured in Lebanon clash with Hezbollah gunman, ahead of another day of talks
Officer moderately hurt, 3 others lightly injured as gunman lobs grenade at forces; terror group chief says US-Iran deal a defeat for Israel; cabinet said to spar over war policy
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
A Israeli military vehicle moves past destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, June 15, 2026. (AP/Leo Correa)
June 16, 2026, 3:15 am
Amid US-Iran deal, IDF says Hezbollah continues attacking troops in south Lebanon
Beirut says 1 dead in Israeli strike on car; no injuries reported after terror group fires anti-tank missile and mortars at Israeli soldiers; UNIFIL observes decrease in violence
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Screen capture from video of UN Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee, 2025. (United Nations)
June 2, 2026, 3:01 pm
At UN Security Council, envoys blame Hezbollah for Lebanon violence, pan Israeli response
Assistant secretary-general says Israel’s push into northern neighbor violates UN resolution, as does Hezbollah’s refusal to disarm; France holds terror group, Iran responsible for fighting
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Six Hezbollah gunmen are seen on a rooftop in the southern Lebanon town of Bint Jbeil, April 24, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 24, 2026, 9:44 pm
Amid truce, Hezbollah attacks IDF in south Lebanon; troops kill 6 gunmen in Bint Jbeil
IDF also strikes buildings from which terror group launched rocket barrage at north shortly before Trump announced ceasefire extension; Israeli drone downed over Tyre
By Emanuel Fabian
French contingent vehicles serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) cross the Qasmiyeh Bridge heading toward Sidon and Beirut, on April 19, 2026. (MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP)
April 23, 2026, 5:55 pm
UN might keep presence in south Lebanon once UNIFIL mandate ends, says official
UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix says Beirut is ‘very clear that they would want to keep a UN presence,’ after Security Council voted last year to end peacekeeping force
By Reuters and ToI Staff
French contingent vehicles serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) cross the Qasmiyeh Bridge heading toward Sidon and Beirut, on April 19, 2026. (MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP)
April 22, 2026, 7:02 pm
Second French soldier dies of wounds sustained in Hezbollah attack on UN peacekeepers
Macron says Cpl. Anicet Girardin succumbed to injuries in France after being hit by gunfire in attack on base in south Lebanon last week
By AFP and ToI Staff
A vehicle of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) moves along a street in Lebanon's southern coastal city of Tyre on March 18, 2026. (Kawnat HAJU / AFP)
April 4, 2026, 12:33 am
3 UNIFIL peacekeepers hurt in south Lebanon blast; IDF blames Hezbollah rocket
UN peacekeeping force says two troops seriously injured; IDF says examination of rocket’s trajectory ‘clearly indicates’ it was launched by Iran-backed terror group
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy drives near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on March 23, 2026. (Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
March 31, 2026, 10:17 pm
UN probe shows roadside blast killed 2 UNIFIL troops; IDF: Hezbollah planted bombs
UN security source says 3rd Indonesian peacekeeper killed this week was hit by Israeli tank fire, says debris from shell found nearby; IDF investigating both incidents
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Emanuel Fabian
L-R: Cpt. Noam Madmoni, Staff Sgt. Ben Cohen, Staff Sgt. Maxsim Entis, Staff Sgt. Gilad Harel, who were killed in Lebanon on March 30, 2026. (Courtesy)
March 31, 2026, 11:17 am
Four soldiers killed, 3 wounded in south Lebanon clash with Hezbollah
Slain troops named as Cpt. Noam Madmoni, Staff Sgt. Ben Cohen, Staff Sgt. Maxsim Entis, Staff Sgt. Gilad Harel; civilian hurt by a rocket attack in border community of Avivim
By Emanuel Fabian
A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy drives near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on March 23, 2026. (Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
March 31, 2026, 5:23 am
3 UN observers killed within 24 hours in south Lebanon; IDF says it’s investigating
Probe to determine whether IDF or Hezbollah fire responsible, army says; 3 top Hezbollah operatives killed in separate IDF strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs
By AFP and Emanuel Fabian
French UN peacekeepers patrol the Lebanese-Israeli border in the village of Houla, southern Lebanon, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
March 30, 2026, 8:17 am
Indonesian peacekeeper killed in Lebanon explosion, 2nd critically injured
UNIFIL probing origin of projectile that hit its position near village of Adchit al-Qusayr; IDF looking into the incident
By Agencies and ToI Staff
United Nations Spanish UNIFIL forces arrive to inspect chalets, after the IDF reportedly booby-trapped and blew them up at dawn, on the outskirts of the town of al-Khiam, southern Lebanon on January 31, 2026. (Rabih DAHER / AFP)
March 18, 2026, 11:37 am
Israel acknowledges tank fire mistakenly hit UNIFIL base in Lebanon, apologizes
Two IDF soldiers, operating to counter rocket and drone attacks, were struck and wounded by Hezbollah anti-tank missile; while responding, troops misidentified UN peacekeepers
By Reuters and ToI Staff
March 7, 2026, 3:50 am
Two UN peacekeepers from Ghana critically hurt in Lebanon missile attack
Ghanaian military says officers’ mess ‘burnt down completely’ after base was hit; UNIFIL investigating source of fire, which Lebanese president blames on Israel
By AFP
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun (R) receiving France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (L) at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on February 6, 2026. (Lebanese Presidency Press Office / AFP)
February 6, 2026, 9:56 pm
French FM says Lebanese army must be given ‘means’ to disarm Hezbollah
Barrot says Lebanese army should replace UN peacekeepers; French source sees window for progress with ‘weakening of Iranian regime’; Hezbollah’s senior security chief resigns
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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