Geopolitical Conflict
UNIFIL patrol clashes with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
Hezbollah briefly but violently stops a UNIFIL patrol on a main road in Deir Qanoun an-Naher, leading to gunfire from both sides before the patrol is forced to withdraw.
On March 30, 2026, Hezbollah fighters intercepted a UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) patrol on the main street of Deir Qanoun an-Naher in southern Lebanon and ordered it to leave the area. When the peacekeepers refused, an exchange of gunfire erupted between the patrol and Hezbollah operatives. The clash marked a sharp escalation in tensions between Hezbollah and international peacekeeping forces deployed along the Israel–Lebanon border. The incident underscores the fragile and increasingly dangerous security environment in southern Lebanon amid ongoing cross‑border hostilities with Israel and Hezbollah’s expanding military presence in the territory it controls.
- Status
- active
- Location
- Deir Qanoun an-Naher, Southern Lebanon
- Date added
- 2026-03-31 13:45 UTC
- Added by
- bodglobalapdrt
- Last updated
- 2026-03-31 13:45 UTC
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Connected threats
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