UNIFIL supports displaced families: Medical aid reaches Tyre
On October 29, 2024, UNIFIL delivered essential humanitarian aid to the Municipality of Tyre amid a challenging situation in south Lebanon. The donation included much-needed medical devices and medicines provided by two…
Unremitting support to civilians amidst surge in violence
In the wake of the dramatic escalation of violence across the Blue Line in late September, which has posed enormous challenges to UNIFIL peacekeepers as well as the local population, peacekeepers have persevered and remain in…
UNIFIL statement (7 November 2024)
This afternoon, a UNIFIL convoy bringing newly-arrived peacekeepers to south Lebanon was passing Saida when a drone strike occurred nearby. Five peacekeepers were lightly injured and treated by the Lebanese Red Cross on the…
UNIFIL statement (8 November 2024)
Yesterday, two IDF excavators and one IDF bulldozer destroyed part of a fence and a concrete structure in a UNIFIL position in Ras Naqoura. In response to our urgent protest, the IDF denied any activity was taking place…
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Lacroix: Resolution 1701 remains the framework, and UNIFIL stands ready to support an agreed roadmap to lasting peace
Concluding a three-day visit to Lebanon, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix underlined that Security Council resolution 1701 remains the framework to return to stability—and build on it. In…
UNIFIL statement (14 November 2024)
This morning, a UNIFIL patrol near Qallawiyah noticed a cache of ammunition near the roadway. After informing the Lebanese Armed Forces of the discovery, peacekeepers continued on their planned route. A short while later…
UNIFIL statement on the death of a peacekeeper in a road accident (15 November 2024)
This morning, a UNIFIL convoy headed to UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura was involved in a road accident along the coastal road, near the village of Shama. Unfortunately, one French peacekeeper died and three others sustained…
UNIFIL Statement: Artillery Shell Hits UNIFIL Sector West Headquarters
Shama (Lebanon), 15 November 2024 – This afternoon, a 155mm live artillery shell hit UNP 2-3, UNIFIL West Sector headquarters in Shama. The shell did not detonate and Italian bomb disposal experts swiftly secured the area…
UNIFIL statement (17 November 2024)
Yesterday afternoon, a UNIFIL patrol involving French and Finnish peacekeepers – while conducting a patrol in the village of Bedias – faced a denial of freedom of movement from a group of individuals with at least one of them…
UNIFIL Statement (19 November 2024)
UNIFIL peacekeepers and facilities were targeted in three separate incidents in south Lebanon today, with four peacekeepers injured in one of the incidents. Four Ghanaian peacekeepers on duty sustained injuries as a rocket –…
French peacekeeper killed in accident remembered at Beirut ceremony
The body of a UNIFIL French peacekeeper, who passed away last week in a road accident in south Lebanon, was sent home today following a solemn ceremony in Beirut to pay tribute to her life and work with UNIFIL. At the…
UNIFIL Statement: Rockets strike UNIFIL Sector West Headquarters, injuring 4 peacekeepers (22 November 2024)
Earlier today, two 122-mm rockets struck the Sector West Headquarters in Shama, injuring four Italian peacekeepers who are now receiving treatment at the base hospital. Fortunately, none of the injuries are life-threatening…