UNIFIL says one peacekeeper killed, two wounded in shelling in south Lebanon
DUBAI - A U.N. peacekeeper in Lebanon died on Thursday from wounds sustained when mortar shells hit his position near Marjayoun in southeastern Lebanon late the previous night, the U.N. peacekeeping mission UNIFIL said.
UNIFIL, which did not say where the shells originated, said two other peacekeepers were wounded and that it had opened an investigation into the incident.
(Reporting by Jana Choukeir; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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This story was originally published June 4, 2026 at 1:23 AM.