A UN peacekeeper in Lebanon dies in an attack

A blue helmet of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) died and another was seriously injured in an "attack of unknown origin", as reported early this Monday by the organization itself of the UN. «A blue helmet was tragically killed at night when a projectile exploded at a UNIFIL base near Adchit Al Qusayr», in southern Lebanon, while «another was seriously injured», the peacekeeping force posted on X. The organization said it "did not know the origin of the projectile" and had begun an investigation to determine the circumstances in which the death occurred.

The Attacks in Southern Lebanon

Southern Lebanon is under constant bombardment by Israel, in its offensive against the Shiite group Hezbollah, which joined the conflict in the Middle East to support Iran and in turn attack the Jewish State.

The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) previously reported that the spokesperson for the UN mission, Kandice Ardiel, communicated that a projectile had exploded in that same location, "wounding several peacekeepers."

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Ardiel had already reported last week that projectiles and missile debris had hit UNIFIL headquarters, putting the mission "at risk". Tonight, new Israeli bombings on the town of Chaqra, in the south of the country, caused the death of five people, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health reported by the ANN. According to the latest official count, the Israeli offensive against Lebanon has killed 1,189 people and injured 3,427.