Israel has murdered two more UN peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon, according to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). This marks the latest lethal attack against UN forces, leaving at least three dead this week.
In a statement on social media, UNIFIL said:
Two UNIFIL peacekeepers were tragically killed in south Lebanon today, when an explosion of unknown origin destroyed their vehicle near Bani Hayyan. A third peacekeeper was severely injured, and a fourth was also hurt.
This is the second fatal incident in the last 24 hours. We reiterate that no one should ever have to die serving the cause of peace.
We extend our sincerest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of those brave peacekeepers who gave their lives in service of peace.
Since Israel began its bombardment and subsequent invasion of Lebanon, more than 1,000 people have been murdered and more than a million are internally displaced. Over 120 of those deaths are children, highlighting, as we’ve long reported, that Israel does not distinguish between civilians or combatants.
Furthermore, the UN recently recently warned that 370,000 more children could be displaced by the illegal Israeli invasion.
Given that the occupational power is unfazed by the idea of murdering peacekeepers, supposedly protected under international law, the fate of Lebanon’s children hangs in the balance.
The UN has condemned the deaths of three Indonesian peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, who were killed in two separate incidents, including a vehicle explosion.
They are the latest UN casualties since Israel expanded its ground invasion. pic.twitter.com/gwqjTZaLLW
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) March 30, 2026
UNIFIL says “the violence must end”
Israel renewed its bombardment and subsequent ground invasion of Lebanon after attacking Iran in late February. Under the pretext of Hezbollah’s links to Iran, Israeli Occupational Forces (IOF) intend to continue their landgrabs as part of their push towards their “Greater Israel.”
However, once again, it appears Israel is doing little to disguise its sinister motives, murdering UN peacekeepers in their alleged “war on terror.”
UNIFIL has been on the record condemning the IOF’s flagrant violations of international law:
We reiterate the urgent need for all actors to uphold their obligations under international law and to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and property at all times, including avoiding any actions that may put peacekeepers in danger.
Deliberate attacks on peacekeepers are grave violations of international humanitarian law and of Security Council Resolution 1701, and may constitute war crimes.
Pointing out what Western leaders are desperate to ignore, they have also said:
The human cost of this conflict is far too high. The violence, as we have said before, must end.
This fatal attack followed the murder of another peacekeeper on Sunday near the southern Lebanese village of Aadshit al-Qusayr. UNIFIL states that it’s not clear where the projectile originated from but is investigating the matter.
UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said early Monday that one of its peacekeepers was killed and another critically injured after a projectile exploded Sunday night at one of its positions in southern Lebanon https://t.co/FjqQSwPM54 pic.twitter.com/KvxAHKcTaJ
— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) March 30, 2026
One of the peacekeepers who was killed is an Indonesian national, as was confirmed by his country foreign affairs ministry. They also reported that three more of their citizens were wounded in an attack described as “indirect artillery fire.”
The Government of the Republic of Indonesia expresses its deepest condolences following the death of one Indonesian peacekeeper and the injury of three others serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), after indirect artillery fire in the vicinity of the…
— MoFA Indonesia (@Kemlu_RI) March 30, 2026
Every murder is intentional
Israel has demonstrated its capacity to carry out targeted strikes in Iran and Lebanon. This makes the repeated killing of civilians, peacekeepers, and journalists all the more revealing, underscoring the intent behind how the state conducts its military operations.
Basically, if you’re Arab, you’re fair game.
Our own Jamal Awar wrote recently about three Lebanese journalists murdered by IOF bombs in a double-tap strike:
Journalists Ali Shuaib (Al-Manar) and Fatima Ftouni (Al-Mayadeen), along with Fatima’s brother, camera operator Mohamad Ftouni, join a long list of Lebanese journalists killed by Israel. An Israeli warplane fired five missiles at their car, travelling in the countryside next to the city of Jezzine, around 30 km north of the border with occupied Palestine. The last two missiles were fired at 2 civilians, one of them from the Lebanese Civil Defence, who were trying to save the targeted journalists.
If those war crimes tell us anything, it is that:
- Israel intentionally targets journalists everywhere they can
- Journalism is as important as taking up arms on the path of resisting colonialism
It is clear that the same logic applies to anyone resisting Zionist colonisers, including UN peacekeeping forces. After all, in Israel’s mind, if there are no witnesses then there can be no crime.
This UN official has had enough of this:
Yesterday, Israel deliberately killed a UN Indonesian peacekeeper and wounded others in Lebanon.
Israel cannot continue to be treated as a full member of the UN.
Attacking UN peacekeepers is an abomination which was in the past perpetrated by terrorists, but never by members of…
— Mohamad Safa (@mhdksafa) March 30, 2026
It is long past time since Israel should have been rejected by the international community. The fact that the Zionist entity is still welcome shows the complicity of the world order in genocide.
Featured image via the Canary
