A UN spokesperson said the incident involved a drone dropping a grenade near a patrol and tanks firing at peacekeepers.
Published October 27, 2025
The United Nations and France condemned the Israeli attack on U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday that the previous day’s attack on UNIFIL forces was “extremely dangerous”, with Israeli drones dropping grenades near patrols and tanks firing on peacekeepers near the border town of Kfar Qira.
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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is working with the Lebanese army to enforce the ceasefire signed last year between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Israel violates the ceasefire agreement on an almost daily basis.
France’s Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs also condemned the “Israeli fire targeting UNIFIL detachments,” noting that the incident followed similar attacks on October 1, 2, and 11.
Dujarric said: “This is not the first time we have felt targeted by the Israeli military in various ways, including laser beams and warning shots. UNIFIL colleagues have been in contact with the Israeli military to “vehemently protest” the attack.
UNIFIL reported on Sunday that an Israeli drone flew over the patrol in an “offensive manner” and said peacekeepers “took the necessary defensive measures to neutralize the drone.” No injuries or damage were reported.
Israel still occupies five strongholds in southern Lebanon and launches almost daily attacks in defiance of the ceasefire. On Monday, at least two brothers were killed in a strike in the village of Al Bayad in Tayre district.
Lebanese state news agency ANI said the two were killed in an attack on a sawmill in al-Bayad.
Three people were killed in attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon on Sunday.
The military says it is targeting Hezbollah members and its infrastructure, but Lebanese leaders have accused the military of trying to disrupt reconstruction efforts by attacking mining machines, bulldozers and other machinery.
The Israeli military said Sunday’s attack targeted an arms dealer working for Hezbollah and another man who was “supporting the group’s efforts to rebuild its military operational capabilities.”
Hezbollah said it was severely weakened by Israeli attacks but was ready to defend itself. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said of Israel: “The possibility of war exists, but it is uncertain. It depends on their calculations.”
The US government is pressuring Lebanon to force the group to hand over its weapons to the country’s military.
Morgan Ortagus, the US special envoy for the Middle East, will arrive in Beirut late Monday and meet with Lebanese leaders.
