Overview
- The United Nations, which released preliminary findings Tuesday, said one Indonesian peacekeeper died from an Israeli tank projectile and two from an improvised explosive device most likely placed by Hezbollah.
- In the March 29 incident, investigators identified a 120 mm round fired from an Israel Defense Forces Merkava tank from the east near a UNIFIL position whose coordinates had been relayed to Israel twice in the preceding days.
- The March 30 blast that destroyed a UNIFIL vehicle was caused by an IED that the probe assessed was most likely planted by Hezbollah, killing two Indonesians and injuring two others.
- The U.N. called the killings unacceptable, said they could amount to war crimes under international law, and asked national authorities to investigate and prosecute while a fuller U.N. inquiry continues.
- Indonesia said it received the report, urged accountability in letters to the U.N. Security Council and the Secretary‑General, and signaled careful review of its troop deployments, as UNIFIL reported a recent Israeli roadblock of a logistics convoy and a brief detention of a peacekeeper.