Overview
- UNIFIL reports a drone approached a patrol near Kfar Kila around 5:45 p.m. Sunday and released a grenade, followed by a tank shot toward its forces.
- The peacekeeping mission says it used defensive countermeasures to neutralize a drone and that there were no injuries or material damage.
- The Israeli military describes the drone activity as routine reconnaissance, says peacekeepers brought down the drone, claims grenades were dropped near the crash site, and denies any tank fire at UNIFIL.
- UNIFIL says the actions violate UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and Lebanon's sovereignty, citing a pattern of recent hostile acts targeting its personnel.
- The incident occurs during ongoing cross-border violence in southern Lebanon and as the UN plans a phased UNIFIL reduction from 2026 leading to withdrawal by end-2027.