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UNIFIL United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

An aerial photo of Hezbollah tents in Israeli territory, June 2023. (Courtesy)
June 24, 2023, 11:55 pm
Prodded by Jerusalem, UN confirms Hezbollah has set up outpost in Israeli territory
Israeli Ambassador to UN Gilad Erdan sends letter to secretary-general and Security Council with photos of terrorist group’s position
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers on the northern Israeli border with Lebanon, May 24, 2023 (Ayal Margolin/FLASH90)
June 21, 2023, 3:29 pm
Hezbollah set up armed posts in Israeli territory on Lebanon border 2 weeks ago
IDF says matter ‘being handled with all relevant parties’; Israel aims to have UN peacekeepers remove tents placed over Blue Line, manned by terror operatives
By Emanuel Fabian
Lebanese soldiers, stone-throwing demonstrators and journalists duck down after Israeli troops fired tear gas near the Lebanese border on Friday, June 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zaatari)
June 9, 2023, 2:13 pm
Rioters hurl stones at IDF during standoff on tense Lebanon border
Lebanese men attempt to damage fence, prompting Israeli soldiers to launch tear gas in response; armed Lebanese Army troops seen guarding area
By Emanuel Fabian
An Irish UN peacekeeper stands next to the coffin of his comrade Pvt. Sean Rooney, who was killed near the southern town of Al-Aqbiya, during a memorial service, at Beirut airport, December 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
June 2, 2023, 2:47 pm
Hezbollah bashes military tribunal after its fighters accused of killing peacekeeper
Official in Iran-backed terror faction claims there’s ‘no justification… to mention the group’s name’ in indictment for Irish soldier’s death
By AFP
Lebanese soldiers stand behind a damaged vehicle after a UN peacekeepers convoy came under fire in the Al-Aqbiya village, south Lebanon, December 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari, File)
June 1, 2023, 8:33 pm
Lebanese military tribunal accuses Hezbollah fighters of killing UN peacekeeper
Judge indicts 5 members of Iran-backed terror group for shooting dead Irish Private Sean Rooney and wounding 3 others in December
By Agencies
Screenshot from a video purporting to show UNIFIL peacekeepers and Israeli troops along the northern border with Lebanon on March 7, 2023. (Video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 7, 2023, 9:30 pm
Lebanese man grabs rifle magazine from soldier during border tussle, IDF says
None hurt during latest confrontation along the frontier; army says it is probing incident
By ToI Staff
A United Nations tower is seen on border between Lebanon and Israel, near the village of Ghajar, in northern Israel, September 7, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
February 13, 2023, 3:13 pm
After two weeks, Israeli man who crossed into Lebanon is returned to Israel
Civilian, said to be Arab Israeli man in his 30s, to be questioned by Shin Bet over incident; unclear why he crossed border
By Emanuel Fabian
People visit the Arab village of Ghajar, located between Lebanon and Israel in northern Israel, October 14, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
January 30, 2023, 2:48 am
Entry restrictions lifted, isolated village on Lebanon border is now tourist hotspot
For decades, Ghajar, the only Israeli community of Alawites, was out of bounds for residents from the rest of the country; with ban canceled, visitors are flocking in
By Hillel Kuttler
An alleged Hezbollah position overlooking the northern Israeli town of Shtula on the Lebanese border, January 23, 2023 (Channel 12 screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 23, 2023, 5:25 pm
Hezbollah erects new watchtowers on Lebanon border as IDF builds defensive wall
18-meter tall observation post rises as UN peacekeeping force breaks up another tense standoff between Israeli and Lebanese soldiers on border
By Emanuel Fabian
An Israeli soldier and UNIFIL troops inspect an IDF excavator working on the border with Lebanon, January 19, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 19, 2023, 8:05 pm
UN peacekeepers halt IDF engineering work after claim excavator crossed into Lebanon
Military excavator’s bucket apparently crosses Blue Line border demarcation; armed Lebanese troops camp out overnight to prevent Israel from renewing activity
By Emanuel Fabian
Irish UN peacekeepers pass a Lebanese soldier, left, as they arrive to investigate the scene where unidentified open gunfire came on a UN peacekeeper convoy in the al-Aqbiya village, south Lebanon, December 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
December 25, 2022, 9:32 pm
Hezbollah said to hand over suspect in killing of Irish UNIFIL soldier
‘Main shooter’ arrested and terror group cooperating with probe, Lebanese official says; unclear if person accused in December 14 killing of UN peacemaker is a Hezbollah member
By AFP
UNIFIL peacekeepers attend a repatriation ceremony for Irish soldier Sean Rooney who was killed on a UN patrol, at Beirut international airport on December 18, 2022. (Anwar Amro/AFP)
December 19, 2022, 1:14 pm
Body of Irish UNIFIL soldier killed by gunfire in south Lebanon returned home
Sean Rooney, 23, a member of the peacekeeping force along the border between Israel and Lebanon, was shot dead last week in first such death since 2015
By AFP and ToI Staff
The coffin of UNIFIL Pvt. Seán Rooney at his memorial procession at the Lebanese army airbase, at Beirut airport, December 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
December 18, 2022, 9:28 pm
Lebanon, UN peacekeepers hold memorial for Irish UNIFIL soldier killed by gunfire
24-year-old Pvt. Seán Rooney killed last week in attack on convoy, which passed through town not under force’s mandate; Hezbollah terror group has not commented on incident
By Kareem Chehayeb
Lebanese soldiers stand next to a damaged UN peacekeeper vehicle at the scene where a UN peacekeeper convoy came under gunfire in the al-Aqbiya village, south Lebanon, December 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
December 17, 2022, 4:10 pm
UNIFIL urges swift probe into killing of Irish peacekeeper in Lebanese village
Lebanon’s caretaker PM vows to ‘punish’ unidentified shooters; Irish military police to assist with investigation
By AFP
Lebanese soldiers stand behind a damaged UN peacekeeper vehicle at the scene where a UN peacekeeper convoy came under gunfire in Al-Aqbiya village, south Lebanon, December 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
December 15, 2022, 11:38 am
Irish UNIFIL peacekeeper killed by gunfire in south Lebanon
Member of UN force declared dead after convoy comes under fire, three others wounded; Irish PM says he is ‘deeply shocked,’ Gantz expresses Israel’s condolences
By AFP
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