Indonesia Receives Fallen UNIFIL Peacekeepers Amid Rising UNIFIL Casualties

Indonesia received the bodies of three UNIFIL peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon.

“02:22 01:22 01:37 02:58 01:34 Mikaël Libert Published on March 31, 2026 at 5:48 PM • Updated on April 2, 2026 at 9:04 AM In two days, three Indonesian soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon”

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Prabowo Subianto attended the ceremony and paid condolences to families.

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Foreign Minister Sugiono called for a thorough UN investigation.

The three were killed in separate incidents triggered by Israeli artillery fire.

This was the deadliest toll to Indonesia's contingent since 1978.

Indonesia warned that Israel's military operations are placing UN peacekeepers in sustained danger.

A third serious incident in less than a week left three Indonesian personnel injured.

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UNIFIL reported an explosion near its base that wounded three personnel.

Israeli forces destroyed 17 surveillance cameras linked to UNIFIL headquarters.

Indonesia demanded a thorough, transparent, and independent investigation.

Calls have emerged for the UN Security Council to review protection measures.

“Israel’s incursion in Lebanon risks placing UN peacekeepers in sustained danger: Indonesia, urges probe Such attacks, incidents 'utterly unacceptable,' Indonesian Foreign Ministry tells Anadolu ISTANBUL / ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Indonesia on Saturday has warned that the ongoing Israeli incursion in southern Lebanon is placing UN peacekeepers in “sustained danger,” after an explosion that injured three Indonesian personnel serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)”

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Indonesia linked the incidents directly to Israeli military activity.

Casualties among UNIFIL personnel have climbed steadily.

UNIFIL finds itself increasingly trapped between shifting frontlines.