Overview
- The UN Security Council met Tuesday in an urgent session requested by France after three Indonesian UNIFIL soldiers were killed in two explosions since Sunday.
- One peacekeeper died when a projectile exploded at a UNIFIL position near Adtschit al-Kusayr on Sunday, and two others were killed Monday when their vehicle was destroyed in Bani Hajjan, with UN investigators probing both incidents.
- Initial findings from the UN peacekeeping chief point to a roadside bomb in the Bani Hajjan blast, while the origin of the projectile that struck the UN position remains under investigation.
- Anonymous UN security sources told AFP Tuesday they found tank‑shell fragments indicating Israeli fire in the Sunday strike, and the Israeli military said it is reviewing both cases and stressed the area is an active combat zone.
- Indonesia pressed for rapid, transparent investigations and adherence to humanitarian law, the EU and several European states urged guarantees for UNIFIL’s safety, and UN officials cited rising threats to patrols that limit movement in the south.