Hezbollah Mortars Kill 1 Serbian UN Peacekeeper in South Lebanon, Wounding 2
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Updated · Arutz Sheva · Jun 4
Hezbollah Mortars Kill 1 Serbian UN Peacekeeper in South Lebanon, Wounding 2
3 articles · Updated · Arutz Sheva · Jun 4
Summary
Wednesday night's strike on a UNIFIL position in the Dibbine area killed a Serbian peacekeeper and injured two others, with the victim dying after evacuation to a Beirut hospital.
The IDF said trajectory analysis showed the shells were launched by Hezbollah from the Al-Qatrani area, directly linking the attack to the group after earlier reports had not identified the source.
UNIFIL said it has opened an investigation and warned that rising numbers of trajectories and impacts across south Lebanon are putting international personnel at growing risk.
The mission called on authorities to identify and prosecute those responsible, saying deliberate attacks on peacekeepers violate international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes.
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UNIFIL in Crisis: The 2026 Killing of a French Peacekeeper, Ceasefire Collapse, and Lebanon’s Escalating Humanitarian Emergency
Overview
On April 18, 2026, Staff Sgt. Florian Montorio was killed and three other soldiers wounded during a close-range ambush near Ghanduriyah while trying to open a route to an isolated UNIFIL post, which had been cut off by ongoing fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli forces. This deadly attack highlighted the fragility of the ceasefire and the dangers faced by peacekeepers in Lebanon. The incident triggered strong international condemnation and underscored the operational challenges for UNIFIL, as well as the broader instability and humanitarian crisis affecting the region.