Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed in Lebanon after their patrol vehicle was destroyed by an unidentified bomb, with two other peacekeepers also injured.
On 30 March 2026, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) issued a statement reporting that two peacekeepers died in southern Lebanon on Monday after an unidentified explosion destroyed their vehicle while patrolling near the village of Bani Hayyan.
UNIFIL said two other peacekeepers were injured, one seriously. It described this as the second fatal incident for the force in recent days, following a bomb that fell on a UNIFIL position in southern Lebanon on Saturday night, killing one peacekeeper and wounding another.
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations overseeing UNIFIL, confirmed that the two peacekeepers killed were Indonesian nationals.
"No one should have to die while serving for peace," UNIFIL stated, expressing condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of the deceased and wishing a speedy recovery to the injured.
UNIFIL added that it has begun an investigation to determine the facts of the incident, without attributing blame to any party in its statement.
UNIFIL also called on all involved parties to uphold their obligations under international law and to ensure the safety of UN personnel and property. It warned that deliberate attacks on peacekeepers constitute serious violations of international humanitarian law and UN Security Council Resolution 1701, potentially amounting to war crimes.
"The human toll in this conflict is already too high. The violence must end, as we have said before," UNIFIL concluded.
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