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Lebanon19 Apr

Hezbollah kills UN peacekeeper in south Lebanon

Hezbollah fired on UNIFIL forces in southern Lebanon, killing one peacekeeper and injuring three others during a ceasefire.

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Al-Ghandouriyah, southern Lebanon
Updated
Sunday, 19 April 2026 at 10:37 UTC
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The Israeli Defense Forces intelligence branch has confirmed that a Hezbollah cell opened fire on United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) personnel in southern Lebanon. The attack occurred on Saturday in the Al-Ghandouriyah area while UNIFIL forces were attempting to clear unexploded ordnance. One UN peacekeeper was killed and three additional personnel were injured, two of them severely. The IDF states that Hezbollah continues to exploit the ceasefire to carry out terror activities while endangering international forces in Lebanon.
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19 AprPalestinian Violence

The IDF has provided additional details: the attack occurred in the Al-Ghandouriyah area while UNIFIL forces were clearing unexploded ordnance, resulting in one peacekeeper killed and three injured (two severely).

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