Unifil condemns ‘serious attack’ on Tuesday morning as it was clearing a road and adds that no one was hurt
Israeli drones dropped four grenades near UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon, the agency’s force said on Wednesday, in what it described as “one of the most serious attacks” on its personnel since a November ceasefire.
The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, Unifil, said the Tuesday morning attack came as it was clearing a road to a UN position close to the Israeli border, adding that no one was hurt.
The attack came despite Unifil informing the Israeli military in advance of where and when it would be conducting roadwork in south Lebanon. It was “one of the most serious attacks on Unifil personnel and assets” since the November ceasefire that ended the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war, the force said.
Peacekeepers were working to clear roadblocks preventing access to a UN position south-east of the village of Marwahin when an Israeli drone dropped one grenade 20 metres away and three more 100 metres away from UN personnel and vehicles. After the attack, Israeli drones were seen returning towards Israel.
