UN says two peacekeepers killed in explosion in southern Lebanon
Two UNIFIL peacekeepers were killed and two others injured in southern Lebanon after an explosion of “unknown origin,” marking the second deadly incident in just 24 hours.
Menna Alaa El-Din/Reuters
31 March 2026 at 02:58:23
An explosion on Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 6, 2026.
Khalil Ashawi/Reuters
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said two of its members were killed in southern Lebanon on Monday after an explosion of "unknown origin" destroyed their vehicle.
It said a third peacekeeper was severely wounded and another was also injured in the incident which took place near the Bani Haiyyan municipality.
The incident is the second in 24 hours after a UNIFIL peacekeeper was killed when a projectile exploded at one of its positions in a southern Lebanese village.
-Menna Alaa El-Din/Reuters
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