UNIFIL was created to oversee the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon after Israel's 1978 invasion. The U.N. expanded its mission following the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah ...

Lt.-Gen. Arlodo Lazaro, chief UNIFIL force commander, in front of Rafik Hariri international Airport, Beirut (illustrative). (photo credit: Canva, REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR) Outgoing United Nations ...

“We are shocked by this outrageous attack on peacekeepers who have been serving to restore security and stability to south Lebanon during a difficult time,” UNIFIL said in a ...

Senior Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa has denounced Friday's attack on UNIFIL near Beirut's airport during an angry protest by Hezbollah supporters. Safa said "what happened with UNIFIL... is ...

CAIRO (Reuters) -Hezbollah on Sunday condemned an attack on a United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) convoy in Beirut on Friday which the U.S. State Department has said was reportedly carried out ...

"The right to express opinions must remain peaceful," Aoun said. On Friday, the UNIFIL command confirmed that a convoy transporting peacekeepers to Beirut Airport was attacked, with one of the ...

The outgoing deputy commander of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon was injured Friday when protesters attacked a convoy taking peacekeepers to the Beirut airport, the force known as UNIFIL ...

Gen. Chok Bahadur Dhakal from Nepal — had been set to leave the country after completing his mission when the UNIFIL convoy “was violently attacked, and a vehicle was set on fire.” ...