UNIFIL says it doesn’t know the origin of the projectile that killed the Indonesian peacekeeper amid ongoing fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Published On 30 Mar 202630 Mar 2026The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has confirmed one of its peacekeepers was killed in the country’s south as fighting between Israeli troops and the Hezbollah group intensifies amid Israel’s invasion.“A peacekeeper was tragically killed last night when a projectile exploded in a UNIFIL position near Adchit al Qusayr,” a UNIFIL statement said on Monday. “Another was critically injured.”Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIndonesia confirmed that one of its peacekeepers was killed and three others were wounded due to “indirect artillery fire”.The UNIFIL statement said they did not know the origin of the projectile but had launched an investigation. “No one should ever lose their life serving the cause of peace,” it added.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called “on all to uphold their obligations under international law and to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and property at all times”.UNIFIL has reported that its positions have been hit more than once since the start of the latest fighting on March 2.On March 7, three Ghanaian soldiers were wounded by gunfire in a border town in southern Lebanon.‘Control is going to be key’The US-Israel war on Iran spread to Lebanon after Iran-aligned Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel, following the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war on February 28.Before that, Hezbollah had not attacked Israel since a ceasefire came into effect in November 2024, despite near-daily Israeli breaches of the deal. Advertisement On Monday, the Israeli military said six soldiers were injured in three separate incidents, and three of them were seriously wounded.Israeli officials say their invasion of southern Lebanon intends to set up a …
