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UNIFIL Says Israeli Tank Crews Rammed Peacekeeper Vehicles in South Lebanon

The mission says the actions breach Resolution 1701 requirements for peacekeeper safety as well as access.

Overview

  • UNIFIL reported Sunday that an IDF Merkava tank hit two clearly marked UN vehicles near the Blue Line, causing heavy damage to one.
  • Over the past week, the mission says Israeli soldiers fired warning shots that struck UN vehicles, with one round landing about one metre from a dismounted peacekeeper.
  • UNIFIL says Israeli troops blocked the Bayada road used to reach UN positions near Naqoura, restricting routine patrol access.
  • The force reports Israeli personnel destroyed force‑protection cameras at its Naqoura headquarters and five other posts and spray‑painted gate windows, cutting visibility of the perimeter.
  • The incidents follow cross‑border fighting since March, when three Indonesian peacekeepers were killed, including one that a UN probe says died from Israeli tank fire, and UNIFIL says it will keep reporting violations to the UN.