United Nations peacekeepers drive past firefighters clearing the road at the site of an Israeli airstrike in the area of Naqura in southern Lebanon. Two Indonesian peacekeepers from the UN’s interim force in Lebanon were killed on Monday, and two other peacekeepers were injured, one severely, when a roadside explosive struck their convoy, destroying their UN-marked vehicle, Lacroix said. “The attacks on peacekeepers are attacks on this council itself. Israeli ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, speaks during a United Nations emergency security council meeting on Lebanon. Photograph: EPAIsrael’s ambassador, Danny Danon, told the Security Council that Hizbullah was responsible for both incidents, the projectile and the roadside bomb, that killed the peacekeepers.

Source: The Irish Times April 01, 2026 08:34 UTC