New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- UNIFIL personnel narrowly escape injury as heavy machine gun rounds land meters away in southern Lebanon, marking latest violation of Security Council Resolution 1701

Southern Lebanon - UNIFIL personnel narrowly escaped injury after Israeli forces opened fire near a marked UN vehicle operating in the border region, in a flagrant breach of international law and the painstakingly brokered ceasefire agreement established in 2024.

UN troops reported that Israeli tank shells and heavy machine gun rounds landed meters away as they conducted routine patrols along the Blue Line, Lebanon's southern frontier demarcated by the United Nations to prevent clashes. This incident marks a dangerous escalation and the latest in a se...