Overview

• The Irish Defence Forces said all members of the 126th Infantry Battalion are safe and uninjured.
• UNIFIL detailed a grenade near an excavator about 500 meters away, a blast 30–40 meters from one team, and a drone-dropped grenade detonating roughly 20 meters overhead.
• The peacekeeping mission said it had informed the IDF of its activity beforehand and deemed the actions a serious violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701UNUNIFIL urged the IDF to halt attacks near peacekeepers, civilians, and Lebanese soldiers, noting multiple drone-dropped explosives over the past 48 hours.
• The incidents come as UNIFIL proceeds toward a 2027 withdrawal set by the Security Council, intensifying focus on force protection in southern Lebanon.