UNIFIL Says Drone Incidents Endanger Peacekeepers In South Lebanon

BEIRUT, May 14 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday that a series of drone incidents near and inside its positions in southern Lebanon had endangered peacekeepers and damaged UN facilities.

Xinhua reported UNIFIL said in a statement that several presumed Hezbollah drones detonated on Monday and Tuesday near its headquarters in the southern town of Naqoura, where Israeli soldiers could have been present.

According to the statement, three drones exploded between 5 pm. and 5.30 pm. local time on Monday within metres of the headquarters, followed by another drone explosion in the same area on Tuesday at around 5.20 pm.

Minutes later, another drone detonated inside the headquarters, damaging several buildings. No injuries were reported.

UNIFIL said it is increasingly concerned about the activities of both Hezbollah members and Israeli soldiers near UN positions, adding that it had protested the presence and movement of Israeli troops and vehicles near its headquarters, as well as the activities of non-state actors near UN positions. 

-- BERNAMA-XINHUA