""This is one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assets since the cessation of hostilities agreement of last November," the UNIFIL said in a statement on Wednesday. One grenade impacted within 20 metres and three within approximately 100 metres of UN personnel and vehicles. The UNIFIL said that the Israeli military had been informed in advance of UNIFIL's road clearance work in the area, southeast of the village of Marwahin."
"Last week, the United Nations Security Council unanimously extended the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon until the end of 2026, after which a year-long orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal will commence. Established in 1978, UNIFIL patrols Lebanon's southern border with Israel. The Irish Independent has contacted the Irish Defence Forces for a statement on the incident."
The attack on UNIFIL personnel and assets ranks among the most serious since the cessation of hostilities agreement last November. One grenade impacted within 20 metres and three within approximately 100 metres of UN personnel and vehicles. Israeli forces had been informed in advance of UNIFIL road-clearance operations in the area southeast of the village of Marwahin. The United Nations Security Council unanimously extended the Lebanon peacekeeping mission until the end of 2026, after which a year-long orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal will commence. UNIFIL was established in 1978 and patrols Lebanon's southern border with Israel. A media outlet has contacted the Irish Defence Forces for a statement.
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