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Two more UN peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon, three in 24 hours

Mountain Time
Local time
7:42 PM in Beirut
Where
Bani Hayyan, Lebanon

UNIFIL said two peacekeepers were killed when an explosion of unknown origin destroyed their vehicle near Bani Hayyan, and two others were wounded; the UN said all three peacekeepers killed in 24 hours were Indonesian. The Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting at France's request, and Israel later blamed Hezbollah without providing evidence.

Why it matters

The deaths put the UN force's safety at the center of Security Council debate over Israel's expanding ground operation, with the cause still under investigation.

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