The Latest Breaking News from UNIFIL

Irish peacekeepers have a long history of putting themselves in the firing line in Lebanon — and becoming so close with locals that people speak English with a Cork accent, Richard Hall writes

France's armed forces minister has stressed that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFL) will remain in place as Israel expands its targets across the country in a bid to neutralise the Iran-backed militant group, Hezbollah.

Five UNIFIL peacekeepers have been wounded in attacks since Israel began a ground campaign against Hezbollah

Comments from PM’s office come amid continued attacks on Lebanon and Gaza and after reports of assurances to US

Italian PM demands security guarantees for her country’s Unifil troops after series of attacks by Israel

As the Israeli military attacks United Nations peacekeepers, we look at the background to the violence

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the UN peacekeepers to relocate as airstrikes in southern Lebanon intensify

The United Nations security council has expressed strong concern for the safety of peacekeepers in Lebanon after a series of incidents over the past week in which UN positions have come under fire from the Israel Defense Forces as they continue their push in the south of the country.

Israel offered assurances, according to media reports, after US says it wouldn’t support attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities

In 1996, I witnessed the horror as the Israeli army fired on UN positions. Now history is repeating itself, says Irish senator Tom Clonan

The UN Security Council expressed ‘strong concern’ as Israel has fired on and wounded UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon during intensified fighting, reiterating its support for their role in supporting security in the region