Category: MIL-OSI

Source: United Nations (video statements)

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Source: United Nations (video statements)

“Our peacekeepers remain on the ground, carrying out Security Council-mandated tasks, in these extremely dangerous conditions,” Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations said.

Briefing reporters in New York Lacroix said two Indonesian peacekeepers were killed earlier in the day when an explosion hit a UNIFIL logistics convoy near Bani Hayyan in Sector East, injuring two more. A day earlier, another Indonesian peacekeeper died in an explosion inside a UNIFIL base in Ett Taibe, also in Sector East, with a second critically wounded and evacuated to Beirut.

“We strongly condemn these unacceptable incidents. Peacekeepers must never be a target,” he said, adding that UNIFIL was investigating to determine the circumstances of the deaths. “All acts that endanger the peacekeepers must stop.”

On violations of resolution 1701, Lacroix said: “We have a multiplicity of violations of resolution 1701,” citing strikes in both directions across the Blue Line as well as the presence of Israeli forces in Lebanon. “There cannot be a military solution. There has to be a political solution. The framework is there for a political solution – resolution 1701 – to which all the parties are still committed, to the best of what we hear from them.”

Lacroix said the mission was in constant contact with Indonesia and that liaison with the IDF remained ongoing, “which enables UNIFIL to deconflict a number of movements, for example, for the resupply of positions or for support to the civilian population in the area.”

He reiterated the Secretary-General’s appeal to all sides to cease the fighting, saying only the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 by both parties would “enable a long-term solution to the conflict.”

The USG also said, “The women and men of UNIFIL demonstrate utmost courage and commitment to advancing international peace and security far away from home.”

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Source: United Nations (video statements)

An explosion killed two UNIFIL peacekeepers from Indonesia in south Lebanon on Monday.

UN Peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix strongly condemned the deadly incidents and told journalists in New York that the origin of the explosion has not been determined. The UN is investigating the incidents to determine the circumstances of these tragic developments.

UNIFIL Spokesperson, Kandice Ardiel, sais the ‘the situation is extremely volatile, extremely dangerous’ amid continuing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah fighters on either side of the Blue Line.

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Source: United Nations (video statements)

Clearing mines laid at sea can be an ‘extremely challenging and very dangerous’ undertaking according to Paul Heslop, an expert with the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) which focuses on clearing land-based mines.
It is still not clear whether mines, which can sink vessels of all types if activated, have been deployed in the Strait of Hormuz, as part of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

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Source: United Nations (video statements)

Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

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LEBANON/UNIFIL

In a statement we issued yesterday, the Secretary-General strongly condemned the incident that took place on Sunday that resulted in the death of an Indonesian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Peacekeeping Force in Southern Lebanon, UNIFIL.

Our colleague who died in the line of duty yesterday was Cadet Fahrizal Rambe, and that took place in Taibe. His colleague Private Rico Pramudia was seriously injured and is being treated in a hospital in Beirut.

We extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the fallen peacekeeper, as well as to the Government and people of Indonesia. We also wish a full and swift recovery to the injured peacekeeper.

And as you are aware, there was another incident today, in Bani Hayyan, in Sector East, where there are reports of further casualties of UN peacekeepers. At this point, we are seeking further information from our colleagues on the ground, who, as you can imagine, continue to work in extremely challenging and dangerous conditions.

Some of the injured were able to be extracted today, but we were not able to access the scene to extract two others due to the lack of security guarantees. Following coordination with the Lebanese and Israeli authorities, a team is on the way to the scene now. We will update you as soon as we have more information but I know Jean-Pierre Lacroix will also have more information for you.

As you know, UNIFIL peacekeepers have been the subject of aggressive behaviour, intimidation and threats and this must stop immediately.

This Saturday, a UNIFIL convoy traveling along the coastal road near our headquarters in Naqura, in Sector West, was subjected to six warning shots fired by IDF elements stationed nearby, resulting in some small arms impact on one of our vehicles.

On their way back, a Merkava tank fired its main gun, with the shell exploding just 15 meters of a vehicle of the UNIFIL’s Quick Reaction Force convoy. The vehicle suffered minor damage but was able to continue its movement.

Once again, the Secretary-General calls on all to uphold their obligations under international law and to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and property at all times.

Attacks on peacekeepers are a grave violation of international humanitarian law and of Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006) and may amount to war crimes. There will need to be accountability.

We urge the parties to de-escalate immediately and fully adhere to their obligations under Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) and to avail themselves of the existing mechanisms.

LEBANON/HUMANITARIAN

On the humanitarian front in Lebanon, attacks on healthcare are continuing at an alarming rate.

According to the World Health Organization, seven incidents were recorded over the weekend alone, killing at least nine health workers on duty. In southern Lebanon, strikes also hit ambulances, including vehicles transporting casualties from an earlier attack in Kfar Sir in Nabatieh governorate.

Since the escalation began, 87 attacks on healthcare have killed about 52 health workers and injured 126 others. The Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza, as well as the WHO Representative, Dr. Abdinasir Abubakar, continue to call for the protection of health workers and health facilities and first responders and they issued a joint statement over the weekend to that effect.

We and our partners continue to work closely with the Government to reach all people in need that we can reach.

Our health partners, including WHO, have provided more than 33,500 consultations to displaced people and provided essential medicine to over 22,500 people.

Once again, we stress that civilians, including humanitarian and healthcare workers, and civilian infrastructure must be protected at all time, a concern made even more urgent by announcements of expanded military operations in southern Lebanon by the Israeli government.

Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2026-03-30

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