Indonesian Peacekeepers Killed in Lebanon, UN Condemns Attacks

0:00It's March 30th. This is Global News Today, AI-powered stories from around the world. Two Indonesian-United Nations peacekeepers got killed in southern Lebanon on Monday when an explosion of unknown origin wrecked their vehicle. A third was severely injured and a fourth got hurt too. This marks the second deadly hit in just 24 hours after another Indonesian peacekeeper died Sunday night from a projectile blast in the same. Lateria, Unifilm, the UN force policing the region, launched probes into both attacks. This comes right as Israel ramps up ground and airstrikes on Hezbollah targets. The group, backed by Iran, has been launching rockets into Israel in response to those hits. Unifilm send deep condolences to the families and stress that all sides must protect UN staff under international law. Attacks on peacekeepers count as serious breaches. They called the human toll way too steep and urged an end to the violence. Set up in 1978, Unifilm acts as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon, patrolling the blue-line

1:02border with the Lebanese army. 339 peacekeepers have died on the mission since day one. Even with a November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, strikes keep coming. Israel says Hezbollah isn't disarming or pulling back south of the border. Once health ministry reports 1,238 deaths there since the truce, including 124 kids as tensions simmer on.