UN peacekeeper dies in southern Lebanon as Israel’s offensive expands
UNIFIL says it is investigating the projectile that killed an Indonesian peacekeeper near Adchit al Qusayr as Israel’s ground and air campaign intensifies across southern Lebanon.
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UNIFIL says it is investigating the projectile that killed an Indonesian peacekeeper near Adchit al Qusayr as Israel’s ground and air campaign intensifies across southern Lebanon.
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