UN says 2 Malaysian peacekeepers injured in Lebanon

Published June 12, 2026 Updated June 12, 2026 10:03am

Two UNIFIL peacekeepers from Malaysia were lightly injured in an attack on a logistics convoy near the village of Harris in southern Lebanon, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said, Al Jazeera reports.

“Their condition is stable”, and “UNIFIL will investigate the incident”, Dujarric told reporters, without specifying who was responsible for the attack.

Separately, Dujarric said that an Israeli military tank fired near a UN convoy near Bint Jbeil, with the convoy taking a detour to “safely resume its movement.

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