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IDF Drone Crashes Into UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura With No Casualties

UNIFIL says the incident reflects Israeli overflight violations under Resolution 1701.

FILE - U.N. peacekeepers from different national contingents march during a ceremony to mark the 47th anniversary of UNIFIL Establishment Day, at the United Nation Peacekeepers headquarters in the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura, Lebanon, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari, File)
FILE PHOTO: Members of the United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL) look at the Lebanese-Israeli border, as they stand on the roof of a watch tower ‏in the town of Marwahin, in southern Lebanon, October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

Overview

  • UNIFIL reported that a drone from Israel crashed into its Naqoura headquarters on Tuesday afternoon without injuring personnel.
  • UN explosive ordnance specialists secured and neutralized the device, which was unarmed and fitted with a camera.
  • The Israeli military later confirmed ownership of the drone and offered no public explanation for the crash or its mission.
  • The peacekeeping mission maintains that Israeli drone flights over Lebanon contravene U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701.
  • The crash followed an episode two weeks earlier in which UNIFIL said Israeli drones dropped four grenades near peacekeepers, causing no injuries.