LONDON: The UN Interim Force in Lebanon has warned that it is “increasingly concerned” at mounting Israeli military activity and Hezbollah presence near UN positions in the border region between the two countries.
UNIFIL noted an uptick in Hezbollah forces operating near outposts manned by its peacekeepers, and an increase in drone activity.
The drones, UNIFIL said in a statement, have caused a number of explosions, putting its personnel “at risk.”
It added that three drones, believed to have been launched by Hezbollah on May 11, “detonated in an area where Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers could have been present, within metres of UNIFIL’s Naqoura headquarters.”
The statement said another drone “detonated in the same area on Tuesday 12 May at around 5:20 p.m. A few minutes later, a presumed Hizbullah drone detonated inside UNIFIL’s Naqoura headquarters. No one was injured, but some buildings were damaged.”
