Overview
- UNIFIL said attacks by Israel and Hezbollah carried out near its positions could draw return fire and urged all sides to put down their weapons and work toward a ceasefire.
- The mission reported three Indonesian peacekeepers killed and several others wounded in recent incidents, including an explosion inside a UN position that injured three.
- UN preliminary assessments said one blast inside a UN post was consistent with Israeli tank fire, while a second was consistent with a roadside bomb and Hezbollah activity.
- The border fighting has displaced about one million people as Israel advances in south Lebanon, and Israel’s defense minister outlined plans to destroy border homes and hold a security zone up to the Litani River.
- The Security Council set December 31, 2026, for UNIFIL’s withdrawal, and the UN secretary-general is preparing June recommendations on post-UNIFIL support for the Lebanese army that some countries are discussing.