UNIFIL sends stop-fire request to Israeli army after mortar strikes
“Last night, two possible illuminating flare mortar rounds hit the helipad and main gate of a UN position southwest of Yaroun,” the mission said in a statement, noting that peacekeepers immediately sought shelter and no injuries occurred.
UNIFIL reiterated its call for the Israeli army “to ensure the safety of peacekeepers and to cease activities that endanger them and their positions.” The mission stressed that any actions putting peacekeepers at risk “are serious violations of Security Council resolution 1701, and undermine the stability we are working to achieve.”
A ceasefire has been in place between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon since November 2024, following more than a year of attacks that killed over 4,000 people and injured 17,000 amid the backdrop of Israel’s war in Gaza.
Under the ceasefire, the Israeli army was scheduled to withdraw from southern Lebanon in January 2025 but instead only partially withdrew and continues to maintain a military presence at five border outposts.
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